ATHENS NOVEMBER 7-11, 2016
CROATIA by TRGOVAČKA ŠKOLA ZAGREB
IN GENERAL... • • • •
capital: Zagreb population: 4 284 889 (2011) area: 56,594 km2 main ethnic groups: Croats 90.4 % Serbs 4.4 % others 5.2 %
• currency:
HRK / kuna
(0,13€)
THE NAME • 7th century - tribe - 2 sisters and 5 brothers, one of which is called Hrvat, moved to the area of today's Croatia
BAŠKA TABLET • a monument containing the name Hrvatska (in Glagolitic script)
HISTORY
PREHISTORIC PERIOD • Neanderthals in Krapina
ROMAN & GREEK RULE • Greek colonies - islands like Korčula
ROMAN & GREEK RULE • from 9 AD - the Roman Empire
THE MIDDLE AGES • 925 - Tomislav, the first king
• 1102-1527 - Hungarian rule ďƒ The Kingdom of Croatia
ruled by Sabor (parliament) and ban (viceroy) appointed by the king
THE HABSBURG MONARCHY • 1527 - 1918 • The Ottoman wars 1493-1699
Empress Maria Theresa
YUGOSLAVIA • 1918 – 1941 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
• 1945-1991 - Socialist Yugoslavia states - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia leader - Josip Broz Tito
Croatia in Socialist Yugoslavia
INDEPENDENCE • since 25 June 1991 • Croatian War of Independence 1991-1995 • Franjo Tuđman - the first president
FOREIGN AFFAIRS • since 2009 - a member of NATO • since 1 July 2013 - a member of the EU
GEOGRAPHY
PARTS OF CROATIA ISTRIA: the very west
PARTS OF CROATIA
DALMATIA: the very south
PARTS OF CROATIA KVARNER: north Adriatic
PARTS OF CROATIA GORSKI KOTAR & LIKA: mountains
PARTS OF CROATIA SLAVONIA: the east
NATIONAL PARKS IN CROATIA
PLITVICE LAKES (1949) MLJET (1960)
RISNJAK (1953) PAKLENICA (1949)
KORNATI (1964) NORTHERN VELEBIT (1999)
KRKA (1985) BRIJUNI (1983)
NUMBERS... coastline:
5.835,3 km
highest point:
Dinara (1.831 m)
longest river:
Sava (562 km)
no. of islands:
1.244 islands, rocks and reefs 47 inhabited islands
BIODIVERSITY • 1.131 protected species • 2.8% endemic species • 408 endangered species • 444 protected areas
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST
the Palace of Diocletian (1979)
Plitvice Lakes NP (1979)
Old City of Dubrovnik (1979)
Euphrasian Basilica, PoreÄ? (1997)
Old City of Trogir (1997)
Stari Grad Plain (2008)
Cathedral of St James, Ĺ ibenik (2000)
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards (2016)
INVENTIONS
ARCHITECTURE OLD...
TRAKOŠĆAN
KORČULA PULA DUBROVNIK
ZAGREB VARAŽDIN VUKOVAR
OSIJEK
OPATIJA
MEDVEDGRAD SPLIT
ZADAR Å IBENIK
...AND NEW
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
Vladimir Prelog (1975)
Lavoslav Ružička (1939)
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Ivo Andrić (1961)
CUISINE
SPORTS
MOST POPULAR
OLYMPIC GAMES • since 1992 • Summer Games - 33 medals • Winter Games - 11 medals
Sandra Perković
Blanka Vlašić
Ivica Kostelić
JanicaKostelić
10 medals (5 gold)
Josip Glasnović men’s trap
the Sinković brothers men’s double skulls
Sandra Perković women’s discus
Šime Fantela & Igor Marenić men’s 470
Sara Kolak women’s javelin
Damir Martin men’s single skull
Tonči Stipanović sailing, laser
men’s national waterpolo team
Filip Hrgović men’s super heavyweight
Blanka Vlašić women’s high jump