| Walls of Ston | |
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Stonske zidine | |
| Ston, Croatia | |
 Walls of Ston | |
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  Walls of Ston  Walls of Ston | |
| Coordinates | 42°50′17″N 17°41′49″E / 42.838°N 17.697°E |
| Type | Walls  |
| Site information | |
| Owner | City of Ston, Croatia |
| Controlled by | Croatia |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century - 15th century |
| Built by | Dubrovnik and Ston citizens |
| Materials | Limestone |
The Walls of Ston (Croatian: Stonske zidine) are a series of defensive stone walls, originally more than 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long, that surrounded and protected the city of Ston, in Dalmatia, part of the Republic of Ragusa, in what is now southern Croatia.[1] Their construction was begun in 1358.[2] On the Field Gate of the Walls (Poljska vrata) there is a Latin inscription which dates from 1506. Today, it is among the longest preserved fortification systems in the world.[3]
The Walls of Ston were known as the "European Great Wall of China".[4]
- ^ "Stonske zidine". Citywallsdubrovnik.hr (in Croatian). Društvo prijatelja dubrovačke starine. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ "Ston and Mali Ston - Second longest wall in all of Europe QuickTime VR & DevalVR - Croatia".
- ^ Stonske zidine, među najdužim su sačuvanim fortifikacijskim sustavima
- ^ Radovinovič, Radovan (1999), The Croatian Adriatic, p. 371, Naklada Naprijed, ISBN 953-178-097-8