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Orašac ( it, Valdinoce) is a village in southern 
There are many old churches (such as the St Nicholas church built in 1250) and chapels, including the Arapovo castle, where the chief
Unofficial site of Orašac
Populated places established in the 11th century Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County {{DubrovnikNeretva-geo-stub
Croatia
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, anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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, administratively located in the City of Dubrovnik. It is located between Trsteno and Zaton, northwest of Dubrovnik.
This village was founded around AD 1040. In the centre of the town the houses are built close to each other. This once was a means of protection from the Narentines.
There are many old churches (such as the St Nicholas church built in 1250) and chapels, including the Arapovo castle, where the chief magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...
of Florence, the ''gonfaloniere
The Gonfalonier (in Italian: ''Gonfaloniere'') was the holder of a highly prestigious communal office in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from ''gonfalone'' (in English, gonfalon), the t ...
'' Piero Soderini
Piero di Tommaso Soderini (March 17, 1451 – June 13, 1522) also known as Pier Soderini, was an Italian statesman of the Republic of Florence.
Biography
Soderini was born in Florence to Tommaso di Lorenzo Soderini, a member of an old family w ...
is believed to have stayed in 1512–3, before he left for Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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During the Croatian War of Independence, the large hotel complex ''Dubrovački vrtovi sunca'' was destroyed and was recently reopened.
See also
*Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...
References
External links
Unofficial site of Orašac
Populated places established in the 11th century Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County {{DubrovnikNeretva-geo-stub