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BRIEF HISTORY Povijest around 400BC The first Greek colonies are founded on Adriatic islands around 100BC Romans rule over the east coast of the Adriatic 305 Roman emperor Diocletian in present-day Split GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION STATE AUTHORITY ECONOMY CULTURE SPORTS ADDRESSES CROATIAN SPECIALTIES around 600 Croats start moving to what is today Croatia 852 Duke Trpimir issues a charter in which the name Croatia is mentioned for the first time in domestic official documents 925 Tomislav, the first Croatian king and unifier of Pannonian and Dalmatian Croatia, is mentioned 1102 After the death of Petar Svacic, the last Croatian king, Croatia enters into a union with Hungary 1242 King Bela IV issues the Golden Bull in which he proclaims Zagreb a free royal borough 1433 The beginning of defence against the Turks, who through time occupy the larger part of Croatian territory 1527 By a decision of the Croatian Assembly, the Habsburg dynasty comes to the Croatian throne 1699 Croatia is largely liberated of Turkish rule; continental Croatia remains under the rule of the Habsburgs, and most of the Adriatic coast and islands are under Venice; only Dubrovnik Republic remains completely independent 1815 After the short-term rule of the French under Napoleon, who abolished Venice and the Dubrovnik Republic, almost the whole of present-day Croatia enters into the Habsburg Monarchy 1847 Croatian becomes the official language of Croatia in the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), replacing the Latin language 1848 Ban (Viceroy) Josip Jelacic defends Croatia against attempts of Hungarian occupation and unites all Croatian provinces 1866 Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer founds the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, the first in south-eastern Europe 1918 After the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in World War I, Croatia becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later proclaimed Yugoslavia 1941 German and Italian forces occupy Yugoslavia; organized partisan resistance starts, led by Croatian antifascists under the guidance of Josip Broz Tito 1945 The Federative Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia is proclaimed and today’s Croatia is a federative republic within Yugoslavia 1990 The first multiparty elections after World War II are organized in Croatia; the Croatian Assembly elects Dr. Franjo Tudjman as the first president 1991 Croatia declares independence; the Serbian rebellion starts, supported by the Yugoslav National Army from 1992 Belgrade and results in the occupation of one third of Croatian territory The Republic of Croatia becomes a member of the United Nations 1998 The last occupied part of Croatia, in the east, including Vukovar, is integrated into the country Dec. 1999 The First Croatian President, Franjo Tudman, dies Jan. 2000 A coalition of 6 parties won the elections. 7
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA • 2003 GENERAL INFORMATION Mid-sized European country consisting of two regions: continental Croatia ENERAL belongs to central Europe, INFORMATION whereas coastal Croatia lies on STATE AUTHORITY ECONOMY CULTURE Lisbon 2200 km Paris 1069 km Luxembourg 854 km Prague SPORTS 490 km Lyon 867 km Rome 520 km Madrid 1698 km Salzburg 314 km Manchester 1559 km Sofia 680 km Stockholm 1513 km Marseilles 958 km ADDRESSES Strasbourg 692 km Milan 527 km Trieste 170 km Monaco 712 km Vienna 274 km Moscow 1873 km Warsaw 803 km CROATIAN Oslo 1289 kmSPECIALTIES Zürich 593 km the Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea). The Pannonian region covers about 55% of the country’s area, the coastal or Mediterranean area covers about 31% and the mountainous area covers only about 14%. Croatia - a country at the crossroads of large European regions Borders Continental Croatia has borders (2,028 km) with five countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina - 932 km; Slovenia - 501 km; Hungary - 329 km ; Serbia - 241 km; Montenegro - 25 km Sea borders: Slovenia, Montenegro, Italy The Adriatic Sea 138,000 km2 L O C A T I O N - 5% of the Mediterranean. The Adriatic Sea has a very marked annual change of the surface temperature. The average annual temperature is 11°C. During the winter, the sea is coldest and the surface temperature is about 7°C; only rarely it can be lower. In the spring, the sea becomes warmer, and the surface temperature rises to 18°C. In the summer the surface of the sea reaches a very high Main rivers River Lenght in km Total in Croatia lenght Sava 562 945 Drava 505 749 Kupa 296 Dunav 188 2860 Bosut 151 186 Korana 134 Bednja 133 Lonja-Trebeπ 133 »esma 124 Vuka 122 Distance by Air from Zagreb Barcelona 1213 km Berlin 764 km Bern 666 km Bonn 854 km Bordeaux 1306 km Bratislava 278 km Brusseles 1023 km Budapest 302 km Copenhagen 1124 km Frankfurt 724 km Geneva 759 km Gothenburg 1351 km Graz 144 km Hamburg 963 km Helsinki 1703 km Innsbruck 385 km Istanbul 1168 km Kiev 1192 km Krakow 559 km Leipzig 668 km
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