Built in 1438, the Onofrio Fountain is one of the ending points for the aqueduct system built to give citizens fresh water; in Zlataric Street is the first orphanage in Dubrovnik (1432) where girls/women could drop off their unwanted babies (and possibly claim them back in the future with one half of a broken coin to match what is left with the baby).

Built in 1438, the Onofrio Fountain is one of the ending points for the aqueduct system built to give citizens fresh water; in Zlataric Street is the first orphanage in Dubrovnik (1432) where girls/women could drop off their unwanted babies (and possibly claim them back in the future with one half of a broken coin to match what is left with the baby).

Built in 1438, the Onofrio Fountain is one of the ending points for the aqueduct system built to give citizens fresh water; in Zlataric Street is the first orphanage in Dubrovnik (1432) where girls/women could drop off their unwanted babies (and possibly claim them back in the future with one half of a broken coin to match what is left with the baby).

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