Dubrovnik Old Town. Dubrovnik. Croatia Royalty-Free Stock Image

Dubrovnik lat. Ragusium is a town in the south of Croatia. The name came from the oak forest, the dubrava. It is the administrative center of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and one of the most important historical-tourist centers of Croatia. It is located in South Dalmatia. In 1979 the city of Dubrovnik was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages it became the only Republic of Dubrovnik as the only city-state on the eastern Adriatic coast that competed with the Venetian Republic. In addition to its wealth and diplomacy, the city has achieved a remarkable degree of development, especially during the 15th and 16th centuries. Dubrovnik was one of the centers for the development of Croatian language and literature and was created by many important Croatian poets, dramatists, painters, mathematicians, physicists and other scholars