Saint John

Saint John is a tower in , . Saint John is situated nearby to , as well as near the public aquarium .
Photo: Bracodbk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: former fortification in Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Saint John’s Fortress”, “Sv. Ivan”, “Tvrđava od mula”, and “Tvrđava Sv. Ivan u Dubrovniku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maritime Museum and Dubrovnik Cathedral.

Museum
Photo: August Dominus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.
The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . It is the seat of the Diocese of Dubrovnik. Built in the Baroque style during the early eighteenth century on the site of earlier churches destroyed in the devastating earthquake of 1667, the cathedral is one of the city’s most important religious and architectural landmarks. is situated 170 metres west of Saint John.

Church
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of St. Blaise is a Catholic Baroque church in and one of the city's major sights. Saint Blaise, is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa. is situated 190 metres northwest of Saint John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old city (Dubrovnik) and Ploče iza Grada.

Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY 4.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Village
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is a in .

Saint John

Latitude
42.64° or 42° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
18.11244° or 18° 6′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FJWJ4Q6+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 843280380
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q12644033
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Saint John” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣伊万要塞”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava sv. Ivan u Dubrovniku”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava Sv. Ivan u Dubrovniku”
  • German: “Festung Johannes”
  • German: “Festung San Ivan”
  • German: “Festung Sv. Ivan”
  • Korean: “세인트 존”
  • Polish: “Fort świętego Jana”
  • Polish: “Fort Świętego Jana”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Свети Иван у Дубровнику”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Sv. Ivan u Dubrovniku”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Sveti Ivan u Dubrovniku”
  • Slovenian: “Stolp Mulo”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava sv. Ivan, Dubrovnik”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes fästning, Dubrovnik”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes fästning”
  • Swedish: “Tvrđava Sv. Ivan u Dubrovniku”

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