ecc 2012 logbook - ECC 2013

Engineering Challenge Cup
05 th to 12 th of May 2012
General Information about Croatia
Croatia is a Central European and Mediterranean country,
bordering Slovenia in the west, Hungary in the north, Serbia-
Montenegro in the east, Bosnia-Herzegovina in the south,
and has a long maritime border with Italy in the Adriatic Sea.
Extending from the foothills of the Julian Alps in the north-
west and the Pannonian Plain in the east over the Dinara
mountain
range in its central region to the Adriatic coast in the south,
Croatia covers a land area of 56.542 km2 and an additional
31.067 km2 of territorial waters. The coastline stretches
over 5.835 km out which 4.058 km belong to the islands and
reef coastline. 67 of the 1.185 islands are inhabited with the
largest of such islands being Krk, Cres, Brac and Hvar.
Approx. 780.000 of the Croatian population of approx. 4,5
million live in the capital Zagreb, the administrative, cultural,
academic and communication centre. Over 90% are Croats
with the majority being Roman Catholics (other religions
include Orthodox faith, Muslims and Christians of other
denominations). National minorities include Serbs, Moslems,
Slovenes, Italians, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks and others.
The east coast of the Adriatic Sea was inhabited as early as the beginning of the early Stone Age,
and there is proof that most of the accessible islands were also inhabited. Thanks to the favourable
geographical characteristics with its numerous bays, inlets and coves, the coastal belt has ever been
a significant mercantile and nautical route.
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