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Zadar (US: / ˈ z ɑː d ɑːr / ZAH-dar, [3] [4] Croatian: ⓘ; [5] Italian: Zara; see also other names) is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea , at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region.
The county's area is 7,854 km 2, 3,646 km 2 is land, which accounts for 6.4% of the territory of Croatia. The sea area of the county is 3,632 km 2 (around 12% of the territorial waters) and the insular area is 580 km 2, with more than 300 smaller and larger islands (Zadar Archipelago).
Of all the islands of the Zadar Archipelago, the closest one to Iž is the island of Rava, situated between Iž and Dugi Otok. Iž and Rava are separated by the channel Iški kanal (average width about 2.5 km; 1.5 miles). Iž has a length of 12.2 km (7.5 miles) and average width of 2.5 km (1.5 miles).
Joe Scarnici/Getty. Craig Conover at the 2024 Paralympics on Sept. 01, 2024
Formally known as President of the Assembly of the Municipality of Zadar. 43: Duško Kučina [20] 1934–2017 1992 1994 Croatian Democratic Union: 44: Božidar Kalmeta [21] 1994 2004 Croatian Democratic Union: Only mayor between 1990 and 2017 who was born in Zadar. [22] 45: Ana Lovrin [23] 2004 2006 Croatian Democratic Union: First woman mayor ...
Croatia's non-native name derives from Medieval Latin Croātia, itself a derivation of North-West Slavic *Xərwate, by liquid metathesis from Common Slavic period *Xorvat, from proposed Proto-Slavic *Xъrvátъ which possibly comes from the 3rd-century Scytho-Sarmatian form attested in the Tanais Tablets as Χοροάθος (Khoroáthos, alternate forms comprise Khoróatos and Khoroúathos). [13]
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 17 April 2024 to elect the members of the 11th Sabor.Prior to the elections, the government consisted of a coalition of the Croatian Democratic Union and Independent Democratic Serb Party, with parliamentary support of five national minority MPs, two MPs from the Croatian Social Liberal Party and Croatian Demochristian Party, and one independent ...
Zadar Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Zadar; IATA: ZAD, ICAO: LDZD) is an international airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji, 8 km (5 mi) from the centre of Zadar. [1] It is rapidly growing now with 70 destinations and had its 1,000,000th passenger in September 2023. [2] It is the fourth busiest airport in Croatia.