Hvar in Opcina Hvar, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia — Central and Southeastern Europe

City Gate / Porta Badoer

Gradska vrata / Porta Badoer

City Gate / <i>Porta Badoer</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 28, 2018

1. City Gate / Porta Badoer Marker

Inscription. Only the English text (bottom) has been transcribed. To view the Croatian text (top), click on the marker image to enlarge and display it.

City walls enclose the northern part of the city and they are connected with the Fortica fortress. Their building started in the 13th cent. and they got the present shape during the 14th and 15th cent. Top of the walls is fortified with a battlement with merlons, crenels and a walkway. It is reinforced with square towers at several places. Eastern gate is is called Porta Badoer. Local name is Gradno vrota which means city gate because as opposed to other gates which connect various parts of the city of Hvar this city gate leads outside the city.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 10.388′ N, 16° 26.619′ E. Marker is in Hvar, Splitsko-dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia), in Opcina Hvar. Marker is on Trg Marka Miličića close to Ulica Matija Ivanića. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Trg Marka Miličića 1, Hvar, Splitsko-dalmatinska 21459, Croatia. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Church of the Holy Spirit, 15th cent. (within shouting distance of this marker); City Walls, 15th cent. (within shouting distance of this

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marker); St. Mary's Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Jakša Palace, 15th cent. (within shouting distance of this marker); Benedictine Convent and Church of St. Anthony the Abbot, 17th - 18th cent. (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Stephen's square / Piazza, 15th cent. (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named City Walls, 15th cent. (about 120 meters away); Porta Maestra (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hvar.

More about this marker. The marker is located next to Porta Badoer.

Also see . . . Hvar (city) - Wikipedia. The city of Hvar has a long and distinguished history as center for trade and culture in the Adriatic. A commune part of the Venetian Empire during the 13th to 18th centuries, it was an important naval base with a strong fortress above, encircling town walls and protected port. Cultural life thrived as prosperity grew, and Hvar is the site of one of the oldest surviving theatres in Europe, opened in 1612. The seven-hundred-year-old
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 28, 2018

2. Porta Badoer and Marker
walls still survive, as do many of the noble houses and public buildings from 15th – 17th centuries. And It Is A Beautiful Place! (Submitted on December 9, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Additional keywords. City Gate / Porta Badoer

Porta Badoer inside the walls image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 28, 2018

3. Porta Badoer inside the walls

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.