The World's Largest Stone Town Claims Ownership Claims Ultimately Disconnected from Territory and Controversy Continues
In Europe, there is a country that is divided and does not share a border with each other, although it is only more than 20 kilometers apart.
Dubrovnik, Croatia, anyone interested in Europe should have heard of this name. In fact, this small medieval town with only 40,000 inhabitants is known in Europe for its unique title: it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and is the first "World Heritage Site of an Ancient City" in Europe;Covering an area of 21 square kilometers, the city is the largest "stone town" in the world, with buildings, streets, and walls, all of which are made of stone. Dubrovnik is the largest city in Europe and has nothing to do with its native Croatia.
The Croatians call it Dubrovnik, the Italians call it "Ragusha", the Bosnian people call it "Leia", even Greece thousands of miles away, people call it "Leia", "Montenegro", "Macedonia", "Albania", "Serbia" and so on, all have their own names. Founded in the 7th century, the town has been claimed by more than a dozen countries, for reasons that are known only to the former Yugoslavia federation itself.
Dubrovnik is now part of Croatian territory, but on this land there is a 24-kilometer coast that belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is the only port of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nem Port.
Dubrovnik has become the focus of competition not only because of its geographical location in the Adriatic port, but also because of its faith and tourism. From the time Stone Town was hailed as a pearl, the people of the Adriatic Sea began to worship Blythe Festival, in the sense that the capture of Dubrovnik was equivalent to the occupation of the Adriatic Sea.
Although the religious power of Dubrovnik has not been as strong as it used to be in the 21st century, it is still a "sweet spot" because it is a city, a tourist attraction of the city, and it is worth billions of euros.
Since 2010, Dubrovnik has implemented a series of tourism restrictions for seven consecutive years, and the number of visitors per day in the Elite Zone has dropped from 8,000 to 8,000 per day, and in 2017 to 4,000. For the Chinese, this is a very luxurious thing, but the proud Dubrovnik, just like that.
Interestingly, the people of the city are moving on their own initiative, and Croatia** does not have any compensation scheme, but only guarantees that all the houses will be rented out and then distributed according to the size of the houses. They spent a lot of time in the city, often chatting in front of the city gates, occasionally joking with tourists, or taking pictures to commemorate their old age.
Stroll around this ancient city, admiring the buildings, clock towers and museums, and finally, you can find a good restaurant in one of the cafés or restaurants by the sea. However, the restaurants on both sides of the main road** are taller, and it is not easy for locals to find a restaurant, so it is common to put a small sign on the wall, or an ordinary iron gate.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that this town has attracted so many countries.