Herten, Germany
14th century
Selm, Germany
1122
Stolberg (Rheinland), Germany
13th century
Kleve, Germany
1345-1355
Herne, Germany
before 1243
Kranenburg, Germany
15th century
Steinfurt, Germany
12th century
Attendorn, Germany
13th century
Borken, Germany
13th century
Blankenheim, Germany
c. 1115
Erkelenz, Germany
14th century
Hellenthal, Germany
12th century
Ratingen, Germany
1276
Altwindeck, Germany
12th century
Essen, Germany
1647
Lüdinghausen, Germany
12th century
Brüggen, Germany
13th century
Hattingen, Germany
1227-1243
Langerwehe, Germany
13th century
Blomberg, Germany
13th century
The Church of St Donatus name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. It is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia.
The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.
The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism.