Dvigrad

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Dvigrad Castle
Istria Croatia
Dvigrad Castle
Site information
Type	Castle
Location
Dvigrad Castle Location within Croatia
Coordinates	45°07′48″N 13°49′48″E / 45.1300°N 13.8300°E / 45.1300; 13.8300
Site history
Materials	Stone

Dvigrad ("Twin-town"; Italian: Due Castelli, Istriot: Docastei), is an abandoned medieval town in central Istria, west Croatia. It is located in the Draga valley. The history of the settlement is prehistoric; it remained inhabited until the 18th century.

The Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe is attempting to preserve and reconstruct the town.

Name

The castle has also been known as Duo Castra and Dvograd.

References

Bibliography

• Girardi Jurkić, Vesna (2009). "Interior Limes in Late Roman Istria (Croatia)". Limes XX: Estudios sobre la frontera romana [Limes XX: Studies on the Roman Frontier] (in Italian). Vol. 1. pp. 119–124. ISBN 978-84-00-08855-2.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dvigrad.

• http://www.kanfanar.hr/kultura/dvigrad
• Dvigrad at InfoRovinj