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[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/how-croatia-got-coastline-away-from.html

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

That's actually really interesting!

TL;DR they gave the coast to the Ottoman Empire hundreds of years ago for free because they were tired of fighting invaders from the sea. Free protection in exchange for cities they weren't able to defend anyway.

[–] iarigby@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

kept always wondering about this. thanks

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Man. That story turns the whole situation on its head. Fascinating. Thanks!