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The Church of St. Blaise (Croatian: Crkva sv. Vlaha) is a Baroque church in Dubrovnik and one of the city's major sights. Saint Blaise (St. Vlaho), identified by medieval Slavs with the pagan god Veles, is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa.
Following their restoration, Plitvice and Dubrovnik were removed from the list of endangered sites in 1997 and 1998, respectively. [3] [4] Although Croatia's World Heritage Sites generate large numbers of visitors, new threats are emerging due to the detrimental effects of uncontrolled mass tourism. [5] [6]
This gives the whole interior a lighter and brighter feel. The style of the cathedral is in keeping with the esthetics of Roman Baroque architecture as practiced by Bernini, Carlo Fontana and their 17th century contemporaries. [5] The construction began in 1673. [2] The building was finished in 1713 by the Dubrovnik architect Ilija Katičić. [2]
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The geomagnetic activity has a Kp index of 5, meaning the northern lights will also be brighter, according to NOAA. "If you are in the right place, these aurora can be quite pleasing to look at ...
Postal codes in Croatia are 5 digit numeric. There are 20 two digit zones defined. Zagreb City and Zagreb County have one, each other first level administrative country subdivision, i.e. one of the counties of Croatia, has its own range. From the 10 possible 1 digit ranges only 5 are assigned: 1 Zagreb region, 2 Southern Croatia, 3 Eastern Croatia,
Matija Ban (1818–1903), poet, dramatist, and playwright, a part of the Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik; Danilo Medaković (1819–1881), writer, journalist and publisher [1] Medo Pucić (1821–1882), writer and politician, a part of the Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik [2] Josif Runjanin (1821–1878), composer of the Croatian ...