About the resort
Zadar is the main city of north Dalmatia. Zadar is located on a fairly large peninsula. The administrative district with the center in Zadar includes the national parks Paklenica (40 km.) And Kornet (14 km.), As well as the nature reserve Telashchitsa, the islands of Pag, Dugi Otok, the historic cities of Eiograd-na-Moru. (27 km.) And Nin (17 km.).
Zadar was founded by the Romans in the I century BC. e. called Nuclear. The locals are descendants of the Slavs who settled here in the 6th century. Later, this territory fell under the authority of the Byzantine Empire and was from the beginning of the 7th century. to X century. (with a short break in the beginning of the 9th century, when the Franks briefly seized it) the capital of the Byzantine province of Dalmatia. This explains the presence of the right churches with characteristic arches and domes. In X – XI centuries. Zadar was ruled by the Croatian rulers. Since 1105, Zadar has been involved in constant military action against Venice. In 1117, the city was honored with the visit of Pope Alexan-dre III. From the end of the XII century. for Zadar was a fierce struggle between Ven ¬ gria and Venice. During the time of the IV crusade (1202-1204), when Constantinoupol was conquered, Zadar was a major city-port and commercial center on the east coast of Adriattika, a rival of Venice. In 1202, the cunning Venetian doge Enrico Dandolo sent the leaders of the crusaders who had attacked Venice against the Christian Zadar, despite the fact that its inhabitants, having learned about the insidious plans of the Venetians, secured in advance in writing a security letter from the Author According to sources time, the siege of Zadar was extremely fierce and lasted at least 15 days. Perhaps a well-fortified city could have held out longer, but in the interests of preserving the life of a citizen, he gave up and was plundered by the crusaders. After these events, Pope Innocent III excommunicated the Crusaders from the church, but soon for political reasons replaced anger with mercy, leaving the Venetians, the initiators of goodwill seizure in exile, and allowing the Crusaders to use the Venetian fleet to send their troops to conquer Of Constantinople. In 1358, Zadar again came under the power of the Hungarian-Croatian king, and from 1409 – under the power of Vetenia. In the XIV century. Dominican monks founded the University in Zadar. In the 16th century, after the territories that touched Zadar, the importance of the city for Venice intensified. Were erected defensive fortifications, organized water supply.
