Lazareti
Lazareti is a quarantine facility in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik (formerly Ragusa) from the early 17th century, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List , along with other significant buildings in the old town of Dubrovnik .
background
The background for the construction of the hospital is a decision of the Great Council ( Consilium Maius ), the government of the then Republic of Ragusa from 1377. Many trade routes from distant countries came together in Dubrovnik. In order to protect the residents from contagious diseases such as the plague, an order of the Grand Council was issued on July 27, 1377, according to which traders, other travelers and seafarers, who were possibly contaminated and could bring epidemics, were not allowed to enter the city and the surrounding area without having stayed in designated quarantine camps in isolation from the outside world for 30 days and later 40 days with their goods. The first quarantine stations of this time were on the small islands of Bobara , Supeter and Mrkan off the town of Cavtat . In the 15th century there was a camp in what is now Gradac Park in the Dubrovnik district of Danče. There is also a hospital on the island of Lopud . The construction of a hospital on Lokrum Island, begun in 1533, was never completed.
At the end of the 15th century, it was decided to build a new military hospital in the Ploče district of Dubrovnik, the quarantine facility known today as Lazareti . Construction began in 1590 and was finished in 1642. The complex now consists of eight buildings with separate entrances. A separate cistern was set up for the water supply, and the Dubrovnik government provided doctors, priests and other staff. The regulations of the hospital were very strict and ruthlessly enforced.
The facility is located outside the city walls of Dubrovnik about 150 m east of the Revelin Fortress and the eastern entrance to the old town, the Ploče Gate, directly on the shore. It is one of the oldest and best preserved of its kind in Europe. It was in operation until the 19th century. Today the facility is used as a location for exhibitions, art workshops and studios.
The quarantine period was extended from 30 to 40 days in 1642, and it is therefore assumed that the word quarantine originated here and at this time, namely from quaranta , which means forty.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Old City of Dubrovnik , online at: whc.unesco.org / ...
- ↑ a b c The ten most important sights in Dubrovnik. 10. The port of the city and the hospital , online at: www.tzdubrovnik.hr / ... ( Memento of September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c d Lazareti - Sanitat , online at: www.sanitatdubrovnik.hr / ... ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Lazarett in Dubrovnik , online at: www.dubrovnik-kroatien.de/
- ↑ 10 Quarantine Islands and Lazarettos. 9 Dubrovnik , online at: listverse.com / ...
Coordinates: 42 ° 38 ′ 30.2 ″ N , 18 ° 6 ′ 47.5 ″ E