Biograd na Moru

Biograd na Moru
coat of arms
Coordinates: 43 ° 56 ′ 18 ″  N , 15 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Zadar
Height :	0  m. i. J.
Area :	35.5  km²
Residents :	5,569 (2011)
Population density :	157 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 023
Postal code :	23 210
License plate :	ZD
Boat registration :	BG
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Ivan Knez ( HDZ )
Postal address :	Trg kralja Tomislava 5 23 210 Biograd na Moru
Website :	www.biogradnamoru.hr

Biograd (German: Weißenburg , Italian Zaravecchia , Hungarian Tengerfehérvár ) is a city in northern Dalmatia in the Zadar County in Croatia .

history

Biograd has been mentioned as a city since the middle of the 10th century (Konstantin Porphyrogennetos). In the 11th century it was the seat of the Croatian kings. Around 1059 Biograd became a bishopric; In the same year the Benedictine monastery of St. John was founded, in 1069 the women's monastery of St. Thomas. In 1102 King Koloman of Hungary was crowned King of Croatia in Biograd. In 1125 the Venetians destroyed the city. The time of the Venetian-Turkish wars left deep marks. The destruction was particularly severe in 1646. During the Croatian War, Biograd was hit several times by Serbian artillery fire and numerous buildings were damaged.

Culture and sights

Biograd na Moru, view from the city harbor to the old town

The core of the old settlement is on a small peninsula. The city wall with round towers was preserved until the end of the 19th century. The remains of the cathedral , a three-aisled basilica , have been completely destroyed, the remains of the monastery church of St. John, another three-aisled basilica, have been explored and saved from decay. Only small remains of the St. Thomas Church have survived. Outside the old settlement, the ruins of a smaller single-nave church with apse and ancient Croatian graves were discovered. The parish church of St. Anastasia, built in 1761, has baroque altars, one of which has a gold setting. Outside the old settlement are the small churches of St. Rochus and St. Anton (1850). In the wider area there are prehistoric sites and remains of an ancient aqueduct . In the local history museum you can see an archaeological collection with prehistoric, ancient and old Croatian exhibits as well as the remains of shipments from the end of the 16th century.

The Kornati archipelago lies off the coast and the national park of the same name is only a few nautical miles away.

Twin cities

In addition to the partnership with Porto San Giorgio (Italy), the official city partnership between Biograd na Moru and the Baden-Württemberg municipality of Kressbronn on Lake Constance in Germany was concluded in June 2010 .

Web links

• Official websites (Croatian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Hungarian State and the Croats (Jan Budak) ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 338 kB)