Zadar

Summary

Zadar is a town in Croatia^[1]. Zadar ranks in the top 4% of town_in_croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,508 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zadar received the Medal of Military Valour^[3].
• Zadar is located in Zadar County^[4].
• Zadar is located in Adriatic Croatia^[5].
• Zadar is in the country of Croatia^[6].
• Zadar's instance of is recorded as town in Croatia^[7].
• Zadar's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Zadar's shares border with is recorded as Nin^[9].
• Zadar's shares border with is recorded as Bibinje^[10].
• Zadar's shares border with is recorded as Zemunik Donji^[11].
• Zadar's shares border with is recorded as Poličnik^[12].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dundee^[13].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reggio Emilia^[14].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Romans-sur-Isère^[15].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fürstenfeldbruck^[16].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Prilep^[17].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iquique^[18].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Padua^[19].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Székesfehérvár^[20].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[21].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[22].
• Zadar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banská Bystrica^[23].
• Zadar's postal code is recorded as 23000^[24].
• Zadar's Commons category is recorded as Zadar^[25].
• Zadar's licence plate code is recorded as ZD^[26].
• Zadar's patron saint is recorded as Anastasia of Sirmium^[27].

Body

Geography

Zadar is in the country of Croatia^[6]. Located in include Zadar County^[4], a county of Croatia^[28], in Croatia^[29] and Adriatic Croatia^[5], an administrative territorial entity of Croatia^[30], in Croatia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Zadar sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75082'}^[33] and {'amount': '+70779'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town in Croatia^[7] and city^[8].

History and Context

384 BC marks the founding of Zadar^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Zadar include Zadar Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Croatia^[38]; Zara^[39], a heavy cruiser^[40]; Zadar County^[41], a county of Croatia^[42], in Croatia^[43]; and Zadar Channel^[44], a strait^[45], in Croatia^[46].

Why It Matters

Zadar ranks in the top 4% of town_in_croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,508 views/month).^[2] Zadar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Zadar is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Zadar include Zadar Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Croatia^[38]; Zara^[39], a heavy cruiser^[40]; Zadar County^[41], a county of Croatia^[42], in Croatia^[43]; and Zadar Channel^[44], a strait^[45], in Croatia^[46].

FAQs

What awards did Zadar receive?

Honors received include Medal of Military Valour^[3].