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GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
STATE<br />
AUTHORITY<br />
STATE AUTHORITY<br />
ECONOMY<br />
CULTURE<br />
SPORTS<br />
ADDRESSES<br />
CROATIAN SPECIALTIES<br />
to the Adriatic (Split). Major roads and railroads run through the flatlands, connecting the east with Western<br />
Europe.<br />
The economic identity of Virovitica-Podravina County is defined by agriculture: farming, viticulture, livestock<br />
breeding, fruit growing, fishing and horticulture, as well as supporting industry. This county provides over 90%<br />
of the tobacco processed in Croatia. Forests cover 64,412 ha with oak, beech, hornbeam and ash, totaling<br />
14,902,818 cubic meters of timber and forming the basis of the largest wood processing industry in Croatia.<br />
Virovitica - County Seat<br />
Virovitica is located to the east of Zagreb. Its name goes back to 1578, as VerevÊe or Verevca, though it was<br />
also mentioned as Wereucha, as far back as 1234 when Duke Koloman of Slavonia, brother of King Bela IV,<br />
issued a charter granting it the status of a free market town. Virovitica is located in a valley at the foot of<br />
Mount Bilogora, near the Drava River and the Hungarian border. Since 1874, it has been linked by railroad with<br />
Budapest - since 1912 to Zagreb, Bjelovar and Osijek.<br />
THE COUNTY OF ZADAR Zadar County covers an area of 3643 km2 and includes the central Croatian<br />
coastline and islands. In six cities and 26 municipalities, it contains a population of 162,045. Favorable climate<br />
and geography are conducive to the development of tourism. The most important economic sectors are<br />
the machine building, food, chemical and textile industries.<br />
Fertile land allows the development of farming. The fishing industry of the County of Zadar accounts for over<br />
fifty percent of the total saltwater fish caught in Croatia. Zadar has a free zone, in which foreign partners can<br />
invest in industry, finance and other business interests.<br />
Zadar - county seat<br />
Zadar, like many other Croatian cities, has its roots in Roman times, when it was known as Jadera. Numerous<br />
structures remain as witness to years of history. There are many historical archives in Zadar as well as a university.<br />
Near Zadar is the historically important town of Nin, former residence of Croatian kings and the famous<br />
Nin diocese.<br />
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