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Vodice
Vodice may refer to: Croatia *Vodice, Croatia, a town and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County *Vodice, Cres, a village on Cres Czech Republic *Vodice (Tábor District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Vodice, a village and part of Lhenice in the South Bohemian Region Slovenia *Vodice, Ajdovščina, a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina *Vodice, Dobrepolje, a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje *Vodice nad Kamnikom, a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik *Vodice pri Gabrovki, a settlement in the Municipality of Litija *Vodice pri Kalobju, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur *Vodice pri Slivnici, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur *Vodice, Vodice, a settlement in the Municipality of Vodice *Vodice, Zagorje ob Savi, a former settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi, now part of Jablana *Municipality of Vodice, a municipality in north-central Slovenia Albania *Vodicë, a village in the municipality of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodice, Croatia
Vodice () is a town in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It borders the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 8,875 (2011 census). History Vodice was first mentioned in 1402 although it was founded already in the Roman times as Arausa. Its name derives from the word meaning water sources which supplied the whole area. As part of the Republic of Venice from 1412 to 1797, the defense walls from the times of the Turks with the Coric tower testify the past times. Other similar monuments are St. Cross' church on the former graveyard, built in 1421 and the parish church in the town centre built in 1746. On the nearby hill Okit during the Turkish invasions, refugees founded a settlement and on its top the chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was built in 1660, which was ruined in 1942 by the Italian Navy. The new church, built in 1967, was ruined in 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, and rebuilt in 1995. Population History of the Vodice fields Several kilometers north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
