Place details
Place nameZadar
Other namesZara, Iadera, Iader, Ieader, Hal Zara
CountryHrvatska
Latitude44.117
Longitude15.233
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on end of a low level peninsula in N Dalmatia; withstood many attacks by Turks; was most heavily fortified town in Adriatic until 19th cen.; held by Austria, France & Italy; damaged in WW II; in 1944 became part of Yugoslavia.