The Kastav Statute () is a 14th-century
Glagolitic
The Glagolitic script ( , , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed that it was created in the 9th century for the purpose of translating liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic by Saints Cyril and Methodi ...
city
statute
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of Croatian city
Kastav
Kastav is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, western part of Croatia, built on a 365 m high hill overlooking the Kvarner Gulf on the northern coast of the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic. It is in close vicinity of Rijeka, the largest port in Croatia ...
.
The Kastav Statute "Zakon Grada Kastva od letta 1400", was written in 1400,
[http://www.zavod.pgz.hr/novo/docs/zzpuHR/documents/43/Original.pdf ] in
Istria
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, near
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( �fjuËme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
in
Croatia
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. Some sources claims that it was written in 1490, but it was probably translated from Glagolitic Script into
Latin
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then, since it is preserved in Latin.
The Kastav Statute confirms status of Kastav, as an administrative and political centre from the late 14th century.
See also
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Glagolitic alphabet
The Glagolitic script ( , , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed that it was created in the 9th century for the purpose of translating liturgical texts into Old Church Slavonic by Saints Cyril and Methodi ...
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Mošćenica Statute
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Veprinac Statute
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Vrbnik Statute
References
Croatian language
14th-century books
14th century in Croatia
History of Dalmatia
Legal history of Croatia
1400s in law
Croatian Glagolitic texts
1400 in Europe
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