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Dukat (products)
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Dukat may refer to: *Dukat (currency), or ducat, a gold coin produced in Europe over many centuries * Dukat (''Star Trek''), a character from ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' *Sandy Dukat (born 1972), American Paralympic athlete *Dukat (company), a Croatian food and dairy processing company Places *Dukat, Albania, a village *Dukat, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia *Dukat (Bosilegrad), a village in Serbia * Dukat (Gadžin Han), a village in Serbia *Dukat (mountain), a mountain in Serbia that is the source of the Pčinja River See also * Dukhat, a character from ''Babylon 5'' *Ducat (other) A ducat is a Middle Ages European trade coin. Ducat may also refer to: * Ducat (surname) * Ducat, Ohio, US, an unincorporated community * DUCAT, an internet service provider in Kazakhstan * Ducat Auction House, founded by Leonid Komskyi * Duca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (currency)
The ducat () coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages from the 13th to 19th centuries. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries. Similarly named silver ducatons also existed. The gold ducat circulated along with the Florentine florin and preceded the modern British pound sterling and the United States dollar. Predecessors The word ''ducat'' is from Medieval Latin ''ducalis'' = "relating to a duke (or dukedom)", and initially meant "duke's coin" or a "duchy's coin". The first issue of scyphate billon coins modelled on Byzantine ''trachea'' was made by King Roger II of Sicily as part of the Assizes of Ariano (1140). It was to be a valid issue for the whole kingdom. The first issue bears the figure of Christ and the Latin inscription ''Sit tibi, Christe, datus, quem tu regis iste ducatus'' (meaning "O Christ, let thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (Star Trek)
Dukat is a fictional character from the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. A member of the fictional Cardassian species, he is introduced as the former overseer of the series' namesake space station but goes on to become the leader of his species' governing body, the Cardassian Union. At times an enemy while at others an ally of Benjamin Sisko, Dukat appears in 35 of the series' 176 episodes. He was portrayed by Marc Alaimo throughout. Dukat became a fan favorite among Star Trek fans and he is widely considered to be one of the most iconic villains in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Creation and role The Cardassians were introduced to the ''Star Trek'' universe in the '' Next Generation'' episode " The Wounded". In that episode, Marc Alaimo played a Cardassian named Macet. While the similarities between Macet and Dukat were never explained when Dukat was cast for ''Deep Space Nine'', the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' relaunch novel ''Demons of Air and Darkness'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Dukat
Sandra "Sandy" Dukat (born May 3, 1972) is an American Paralympic athlete. Born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, she had her right leg amputated above the knee at the age of four. She has competed internationally in alpine skiing, swimming and triathlon. , she holds the marathon world record for above-knee amputee women. Sporting career Dukat grew up competing in able-bodied sports. She played basketball, high-jumped and was on her high school swim team. When she called the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) looking for an amputee support group, she found out about their sports teams. It was only then that she learned that Paralympic sport existed. Swimming In 1996, Dukat joined the swim team at the RIC. In 1997, she won 2 silver and 1 bronze medals at the USA National Championships, and won her classification at the National 5K Disabled Open Water Invitational. She was named to the US Disabled Swim Team in 1998. At the 1998 Disabled World Swimming Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (company)
Dukat is a Croatian company that produces dairy products based in Zagreb. History It was founded in 1912 as ''Gradska mljekara'' (eng. city dairy company) in today's Radić street in Zagreb, in what was then Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within Austria-Hungary. This was followed by the founding of other dairy companies in the city, Baltic (1924) and Samopomoć (1926), all of which were eventually merged into a single company called 'Gradska Mljekara Zagreb' (1948). It was finally renamed to Dukat in 1972. It produces a variety of products ranging from milk, yoghurt to pudding, cream, mousse, butter, spreads and dip, including low-calorie and lactose free variants. It cooperates with about 2000 small, medium and big milk producers throughout Croatia. Since 2007, it is a part of the Lactalis Group, serving as its main hub for Southeast Europe. In 2013, it took over ''Ljubljanska mlekara'' (Ljubljana dairy company). Throughout the following decade, it invested in modernising or bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat, Albania
Dukat is a community in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. The Dukat Plain covers an area of around 1,000–1,500 ha delimited by the Ceraunian Mountains and opened in the north towards the Bay of Vlorë on the Adriatic. Dukat traditionally belongs to the Albanian ethnographic region of Labëria. Name Its name contains the Albanian suffix ''-at'', widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames. Geography The Dukat plain is delimited by the Ceraunian Mountains, and it is opened in the north towards the Bay of Vlorë on the Adriatic Sea where the Dukat lagoon can be found. With a triangular shape, the plain covers an area of approximately 1,000–1,500 ha. The Dukat plain is irrigated by the Dukat river and numerous torrents which descend from the mountains, most prominently that of Llogara. The Llogara Pass at over 1,000 meters of altitude on the Ceraunian Mountains connects the Dukat plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat, Russia
Dukat (russian: Дукат) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located north of Magadan. Population: History In the mid of the 1960s, geologists from Omsukchan discovered a rich ore deposit of silver; and named the settlement of Dukat, founded in 1968, after the ducat, an old trade coin used in Europe. The status of urban-type settlement was assigned by the decision of the Magadan Regional Executive Committee of February 19, 1976. Geography Dukat is located in a valley between two mountains of the Omsukchan Range, Kolyma Highlands, 27 km west of Omsukchan, the raion's seat and the nearest populated place. It is 30 km from Omsukchan Airport and 45 from the ghost town of Galimy. Economy The town is known for its gold mine, one of the largest in Russia, located few km west of the town. Gallery See also *Omsukchan Omsukchan (russian: Омсукча́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (Bosilegrad)
Dukat ( sr-cyrl, Дукат) is a village in the municipality of Bosilegrad, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 397 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References Populated places in Pčinja District Bulgarian communities in Serbia {{PčinjaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (Gadžin Han)
Dukat is a village situated in Gadžin Han municipality in Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... References Populated places in Nišava District {{NišavaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (mountain)
Dukat (Serbian Cyrillic: Дукат) is a mountain in southeastern Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ..., near the town of Bosilegrad. Its highest peak ''Crnook'' has an elevation of above sea level. References Mountains of Serbia Rhodope mountain range {{serbia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukhat
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