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Korčula

Also known as Korkyra Melaina

Korčula is a Croatian island in the southern Adriatic, the Greek Korkyra Melaina ('Black Corfu'). In the early Middle Ages it belonged to the Narentines of Pagania, and it later passed between Croatia-Hungary, Venice and other powers before long Venetian rule from 1420. Its walled town, built on a herringbone street plan, is known for stone-carving and the Moreška sword dance.

Korčula
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

PaganiaDuchy of Split

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Korčula. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/korcula
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