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GENERAL INFORMATION STATE AUTHORITY STATE AUTHORITY ECONOMY CULTURE SPORTS ADDRESSES CROATIAN SPECIALTIES Poæega - county seat Poæega is first mentioned as a county seat in 1227, when it was an important fortress. In 1765, it received the privileged status of a free royal borough and it was already a significant cultural and educational center. At that time, the Academia Posegana existed, teaching philosophy and theology. Poæega was therefore known as the “Slavonian Athens.” Its Baroque town center and triangular main square with the statue of the Holy Trinity make Poæega unique. THE COUNTY OF PRIMORJE-GORSKI KOTAR The County of Primorje-Gorski kotar is located on the Adriatic coast, southeast of Istria and covers 3,582 km2 . It consists of three separate regions: Primorje (coastline), Gorski Kotar and the Kvarner Bay islands. There are 14 towns and 21 municipalities inhabited by a population of 305,505. Rijeka is the county seat. The ideal position in the Bay of Kvarner and important continental crossroads make Rijeka the port number one in the Republic of Croatia. That is why this county, more specifically Rijeka, has developed into the most important maritime center in Croatia, with a transportation, tourism and shipbuilding industry on which the Republic of Croatia relies. Gorski Kotar, meanwhile, has traditionally been a strong logging and wood processing region. Also prominent in the county are oil, petrochemicals and agriculture. Rijeka - county seat Rijeka is the largest city on the northern coast. It lies at the mouth of the RjeËina River. At the location of today’s city, there used to be an Illyrian settlement. Later, the Tarsatica fortress was constructed on that site. When the Croats arrived in the region, they built a new Croatian town. THE COUNTY OF SISAK-MOSLAVINA Sisak-Moslavina County is in central Croatia, southeast of Zagreb. It extends over an area of 4,467 km 2 , supporting a population of 185,387. The county seat is Sisak. There are six towns and 13 municipalities in the county. Oil and natural gas wells, fertile land, forests and the Sava and Kupa rivers are the natural resources of Sisak- Moslavina County. Its continental position and climate as well as the abundance of rivers contribute to the development of agriculture in the region. Total arable land amounts to 228,900 ha. The county is home to an indigenous breed of 37
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA • 2003 GENERAL INFORMATION horse, “Hrvatski posavac”. The nature preserve Lonjsko Polje stands out as a tourist attraction. Sisak - county seat Sisak is located southeast of Zagreb, at the confluence of the Kupa and Sava rivers. It dates back to Roman times, having been named after an old Roman settlement, Siscia. In the late 16th Century, the Croatian army won a battle there against the Turks. Sisak is home to a large steelworks, an oil refinery and many other factories. There is also a major river port in the town. STATE AUTHORITY STATE AUTHORITY THE COUNTY OF SLAVONSKI BROD-POSAVINA The County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina is in the east of Croatia, in the southern part of the Panonian Plain, known in Croatia as Slavonia. It is bordered by mountains to the north and the Sava River to the south. The Sava forms the border between Croatia and Bosnia ECONOMY CULTURE SPORTS ADDRESSES CROATIAN SPECIALTIES and Herzegovina over a length of 165 km. The Slavonski Brod-Posavina County covers an area of 2034 km 2 and has a population of 176,765. The county seat is Slavonski Brod. The main road and railroad run parallel to the Sava, connecting Europe to the Middle East. The county is rich in resources such as oil, natural gas, quartz sand and thermal springs. The most developed industry is metallurgy, with wood, food, chemicals, construction and textiles to follow. Trade also accounts for a large portion of the local GDP. There are 120,000 ha of farmland and 70,000 ha of forests in a county which overflows with natural beauty, protected parks, hunting grounds and historical monuments that attract tourists. Slavonski Brod - county seat Slavonski Brod is on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Sava. It is first mentioned in 1244, in a charter by King Bela IV, as Vila Brod. Early in the 18th century, a major fortress was constructed to defend the Habsburg Empire against the Turks. Today, Slavonski Brod is the administrative and cultural center of the Slavonski Brod-Posavina County. THE COUNTY OF SPLIT-DALMATIA Split-Dalmatia County covers an area of 4501 km2 and has a population of 463,676. The county seat is Split. The county is especially oriented toward tourism, with a total of 159,000 tourist beds and five modern marinas. Around 250 carriers are involved in international road transportation, together with air transport (Split Airport and two recreational airfields on the island of BraË and in Sinj).
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