Zadar
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Summary
Zadar is a town in Croatia[1]. Zadar ranks in the top 4% of town in croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,105 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Medal of Military Valour[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Zadar County[4], Adriatic Croatia[5]
- Country: Croatia[6]
- Instance of: city[7]
- Shares border with: Nin[8], Bibinje[9], Zemunik Donji[10], Poličnik[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Dundee[12], Reggio Emilia[13], Romans-sur-Isère[14], Fürstenfeldbruck[15], Prilep[16], Iquique[17], Padua[18], Székesfehérvár[19], Veliko Tarnovo[20], Banská Bystrica[21]
- Postal code: 23000[22]
- Commons category: Zadar[23]
- Licence plate code: ZD[24]
- Patron saint: Anastasia of Sirmium[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 023[27]
- Inception: 384 BC[28]
- Official website: https://www.grad-zadar.hr/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zadar[30]
- Commons gallery: Zadar[31]
- Population: 75,082[32], 70,779[33]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Lexicon of Croatian Church music[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Pauly–Wissowa[39]
- Capital of: Zadar County[40], Kingdom of Dalmatia[41], Dalmatia[42]
- Official name: Zadar[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zadar[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zadar[45]
- Demonym: zaratini[46], Zadranin[47]
- Native label: Zadar[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Zadar[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Zadar sits at an elevation of 5 m[50].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Zadar include Zadar Airport[51], an airport[52], in Croatia[53]; Zadar County[54], a county of Croatia[55], in Croatia[56]; Zara[57], a heavy cruiser[58]; and Zadar Channel[59], a strait[60], in Croatia[61].
Why It Matters
Zadar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Zadar is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Zadar include Zadar Airport[51], an airport[52], in Croatia[53]; Zadar County[54], a county of Croatia[55], in Croatia[56]; Zara[57], a heavy cruiser[58]; and Zadar Channel[59], a strait[60], in Croatia[61].
FAQs
What awards did Zadar receive?
Honors received include Medal of Military Valour[3].