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List of ancient geographic names in Croatia

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This is a list of geographic names from ancient times in the current Republic of Croatia with modern names. Some of the current names refer to places that are only nearby. These include Illyrian , Ancient Greek , and Roman names.

Regions [ edit ]

Historical name Modern name
Borona Banovina
Delmatia Dalmacija
Histria Istra
Interamnia Slavonija
Iapudia Lika , Gorski kotar
Liburnia Kvarner , Northern Dalmatia
Quercia ?umberak
Valeria Baranja

Towns [ edit ]

Historical name Modern settlement
Ad Fines Gornji Hru?evec
Ad Turres Crikvenica
Aenona Nin
Aequum ?itluk near Sinj
Albona Labin [1]
Aleta location unknown
Aquae Balissae Daruvar
Aquae Iassae Vara?dinske Toplice (hot springs which are still active)
Andautonia ??itarjevo
Andetrium , Andecium , Andretium Gornji Mu?
Apsorus , Opsara Osor
Aquaviva Vara?din
Arauzona Velika Mrdakovica near Vodice
Arba town of Rab
Argyruntum Starigrad, Zadar County
Arupium , Arupini Prozor (near Oto?ac )
Asamum , Lapida Lapad , part of the current Dubrovnik
Asseria near Benkovac
Assessia Bribir, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Ausancalio unknown location in inner Liburnia
Avendo Kompolje (near Oto?ac )
Bariduum location unknown
Berulia Brela
Bigeste Vrgorac
Billubium Lokvi?i?i near Imotski
Bivium Ogulin
Blanona possibly Biograd na Moru
Burnum near Ivo?evci
Certissa đakovo
Cibalae Vinkovci
Clambetae Cvijina Hillfort near Kru?evo near Obrovac
Collentum near Betina
Corinium Donji Karin near Benkovac
Cornacum Vukovar
Crepsa town of Cres
Cuccium Ilok
Curcum Korenica
Enderum unknown location in inland Dalmatia
Epetium Stobre?
Epidaurum , Epidaurus Cavtat
Flanona Plomin , (Italian: Fianona ) near Labin
Fulfinium , Mirine Omi?alj
Gissa , Cissa Caska near Novalja
Halicanum Sveti Martin na Muri
Iader , Iadera, Idassa Zadar
Incerum Po?ega
Iovia-Botivo Ludbreg
Lacinium location unknown
Lentula Legrad
Lopsica Sveti Juraj
Ludrum Lovre?
Marsonia Slavonski Brod
Metulum Vini?ica hill
Monetium possibly Brinje
Muccurum , Mucurum , Aronia , Aronix , Mucrum Makarska
Nareste Dugi Rat
Nedinum Nadin near Zadar
Nesactium between the villages of Munti? and Valtura
Mursa Osijek
Narona Metkovi?
Novae Imotski
Olbona location unknown
Oneum , Almo, Onaeum Omi?
Ortopla, Ortoplinia , Osi-Pedetae Stinica
Pardua Zamaslina near Ston
Pasinum Pađene
Pietas Iulia Pula (also Pola)
Pituntium Podstrana
Portunata Novalja
Promona Promina
Raparia Bribir, ?ibenik-Knin County (also Varvaria)
Romula classica Samobor
Ruginium , Ruvinium Rovinj (Rovigno)
Salona Solin
Scardona Skradin
Segestica Sisak (also Siscia by the Romans)
Senia Senj
Setovia , Soetovio, Osinium, Sinotium Sinj
Sicula Ka?tela
Sicum possibly ?ibenik
Siparuntum unknown location
Stridon , Strido Dalmatiae unknown location, possibly in Slovenia
Stulpi, Stolpum possibly Slunj
Spalatum Split (also called Aspalatum, Aspalathos)
Tariona possibly Drvenik Veli
Tarsatica Trsat
Tediastum location unknown
Terponus Unknown location in Karlovac County
Tilurium Gardun , part of the town of Trilj
Tininum Knin [2]
Tragurion , Tragurium Trogir
Varvaria Bribinska Glavica near Skradin
Vegia , Vegium near Karlobag
Volcera Bakar

Rivers and streams [ edit ]

Historical name Modern name
Aquilis Mirna
Arius Ombla
Arsa , Arsia Ra?a
Bacuntius Bosut
Bathinus Bednja
Bolia Korana
Colapis Kupa (the Romans also called it Culpa)
Danubius Dunav (Eng. Danube )
Dravus Drava
Formia Dragonja
Gudesca Gacka
Murus fluvius Mura
Naro Neretva
Odagra Odra
Oenaeus Una
Polanus Mre?nica
Savus Sava
Tedanius Zrmanja
Titius Krka
Tillurus Cetina
Ulca Vuka

Populated islands [ edit ]

Historical name Modern name
Aloepus Olib
Apsirtis Lo?inj
Arba Rab
Bucium Bi?evo
Celadussae Kornati (a chain of islands)
Cerosa ?ipan
Choasa Su?ac
Colentum Murter
Corcyra Nigra Kor?ula
Crexa Cres
Curycta Krk
Diskelados Bra?
Eucomium Susak
Gissa (Cissa) Pag
Issa Vis
Ladesta Lastovo
Lissa Ugljan and Pa?man
Lumbricata Vrgada
Melitussa Mljet (was also called Melita)
Olynta ?olta
Pamodus Premuda
Pharos Hvar (also Pitiea, Paros)
Pirosima Premuda
Proteras Prvi?
Pullariae Brijuni
Sissa Sestrunj

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ ?imunovi? 2013 , pp. 167?168.
  2. ^ ?imunovi? 2013 , p. 167.

Sources [ edit ]

  • Markovi?, Mirko (2004). Anti?ka naselja i gr?ko-rimska zemljopisna imena na tlu dana?nje Hrvatske (in Croatian). Zagreb, Croatia: Jesenski i Turk. ISBN   9789532221718 .
  • ?imunovi?, Petar (March 2013). "Predanti?ki toponimi u dana?njoj (i povijesnoj) Hrvatskoj" [Pre-Roman placenames in present-day (and historical) Croatia] (PDF) . Folia Onomastica Croatica (in Croatian) (22). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts : 147?214 . Retrieved 18 January 2016 .

External links [ edit ]