= Zadar = '''Zadar''' is the fifth largest and oldest continuously-inhabited city in Croatia. <> ---- == History == The island has been inhabited by Liburnians since the Neolithic era. They called it ''Iadera'' and ''Iader''. The [[WorldHistory/RomanEmpire|Roman Empire]] conquered the city and stationed a significant military force here. It was made the provincial capital of Dalmatia after '''Salona''' was sacked in 639. Despite its role for [[WorldHistory/ByzantineEmpire|Byzantine]] administration, Zadar had little authority over the other [[WorldHistory/DalmatianCityStates|city states]] of the Dalmatian coast. The [[WorldHistory/RepublicOfVenice|Venetians]] conquered Zadar for the first time in 998. Their increasingly aggressive interventions in the city state encouraged the development of a [[Croatia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Croatia|kingdom of Croatia]], and in 1105 it submitted to [[Hungary/Coloman|Hungary]]. Zadar was under Venetian rule from 1409 until 1797. Following a brief [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic conquest]], Zadar was ceded to the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian Empire]]. It served as the capital of the new [[Croatia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Dalmatia|Habsburg crownland]]. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryCity CategoryCityState