Bribir, Šibenik-Knin County
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Bribir is a village in Šibenik-Knin County
, near the town of Skradin
, southern Croatia
. It has 105 inhabitants (2011 census) and its post code is HR-22223. The village is located at the foot of the hill of Bribir , which is an archaeological site.
Bribir was founded in ancient Illyria
n times and evolved into Varvaria, a Roman
municipium
.
Bribir achieved its peak in the 13th and 14th century, during the period when the members of Šubić family ruled over Croatia
as the Bans of Croatia
. Šubićs were called nobiles, comites or principes Breberienses (Princes of Breber). They built a large palace on the hill of Bribir, an ideal place to control the surrounding territory and a perfect area to inhabit. The one who held it had control over all roads and approaches from the sea to the hinterland.
Šibenik-Knin County
Šibenik-Knin County is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. Its center is Šibenik; other notable towns are Knin, Drniš and Skradin....
, near the town of Skradin
Skradin
Skradin is a small town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia it has a population about 3,986 . It is located near the Krka river and at the entrance to the Krka National Park, from Šibenik and from Split...
, southern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It has 105 inhabitants (2011 census) and its post code is HR-22223. The village is located at the foot of the hill of Bribir , which is an archaeological site.
Bribir was founded in ancient Illyria
Illyria
In classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians....
n times and evolved into Varvaria, a Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
municipium
Municipium
Municipium , the prototype of English municipality, was the Latin term for a town or city. Etymologically the municipium was a social contract between municipes, the "duty holders," or citizens of the town. The duties, or munera, were a communal obligation assumed by the municipes in exchange for...
.
Bribir achieved its peak in the 13th and 14th century, during the period when the members of Šubić family ruled over Croatia
Croatia in personal union with Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia after the succession crisis become a part of Kingdom of Hungary and — depending on sources — either was incorporated into Hungary or Croatia existed in a personal union with Hungary....
as the Bans of Croatia
Ban of Croatia
Ban of Croatia was the title of local rulers and after 1102 viceroys of Croatia. From earliest periods of Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by Bans as a rulers representative and supreme military commander. In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually become chief government officials in...
. Šubićs were called nobiles, comites or principes Breberienses (Princes of Breber). They built a large palace on the hill of Bribir, an ideal place to control the surrounding territory and a perfect area to inhabit. The one who held it had control over all roads and approaches from the sea to the hinterland.
