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Dubrovnik has developed successfully due to a favorable geographic position and economy based on maritime trade.
Recent research has shown that first settlement existed already in the 6th century, and with the arrival of Croats in the 7th century the town started to develop parallel with Epidaurus, present day Cavtat.
In the 12th and the 13th c. traffic between East and West became stronger. Crusade wars have been favorable for the development of trade centers on the Mediterranean, and Dubrovnik, being one of those centers developed suddenly.
In the 14th century Dubrovnik became free from Venetian domination by Zadar certificate, after which it started to develop further and better.

The Dubrovnik Republic finally developed in the 16th century. In the year 1667 Dubrovnik experienced a crisis after a large earthquake, but that crisis was only temporary. In 1815 Dubrovnik becomes a part of Croatia and Dalmatia by a decision made in Vienna congress. In the 20th century Dubrovnik suffered attacks during the Civil war in the 1990-ies. Today it has been mostly renovated and it lures guests with its beauty