Croatia and Istria Made by Matija Milokanovi Croatia
Croatia and Istria Made by Matija Milokanović
Croatia is a country in central Europe
CROATIA • Croatia is a medium • • -size European country. Its position is both central European and Mediterranean, as well as Pannonian-Adriatic. The 45 th parallel of the northern latitude runs through Croatia, which means that Croatia is half way to the North Pole from the Equator.
CROATIA • Its constitutional tradition dates back to the • • • mediaeval duchy (8 th century). Republic of Croatia was proclaimed on the 25 th of June 1991. That we celebrate as our Statehood Day. Croatia is defined as a unitary and indivisible democratic and social state. Croatia borders with Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monontenegro and with Italy and Slovenia on the sea
CROATIAN NATIONAL FLAG • Croatian National flag is a red-white-blue tricolor with the • • historic Croatian chequered coat of arms (25 red and white fields) and stylized crown with five smaller shields featuring coats of arms. The red-white chequered coat of arms on a shield has been the symbol of Croatian statehood ever since the Duchy of Croatia The beginnings of the coat of arms date back to the 11 th century – from the period of the Croatian kings.
CROATIAN ANTHEM • The Croatian anthem Lijepa naša (Our Beautiful Homeland) was written in 1835. (Antun Mihanović ) and set to music in 1846. (Josip Runjanin). Click here
Istria • Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea • The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf • Most of the people in Istria are Croats but there also Italians, Slovenians, Serbs. .
Istrian Anthem • The Istrian anthem Krasna zemljo(Beautiful land) was written in 1912. by Ivan Cukon and set to music by Matko Brajša Rašan Click here
Istrian gastronomy • Istrian cuisine will enchant you with its variety and balance. • • Sometimes you will experience the Mediterranean side of Istrian cuisine; at other times, its continental side. Adapting readily to the seasons of the year, it always uses the best olive oils and a variety of excellent wines. No matter what time of year you visit Istria, you will find istrian food and gastronomy to be equally strong, passionate and intense.
Croatian kuna • The official Croatian currency is Croatian kuna –HRK (1 HRK = 100 Lipa).
• Croatia has a population of 4, 2 million people. • The capital is Zagreb is also the biggest city (about 800 thousnd people live there).
Croatian islands • Croatia has a many • • • islands (around 1000) and beaches on the Adriatic sea). The Adriatic sea is a small and relatively shallow sea. The biggest islands are Krk, Cres, Brač and Hvar. The island of Korčula, Krk, Brač and Hvar have the largest population.
Temperature • Much of Croatia exhibits • • • moderate continental climate, while mountain climate is found in higher mountains (Velebit, Risnjak, Učka…). Islands have the Mediterranean climate. The mean temperature in January ranges mostly from 0°C to -2°C in the continetal part, while in the islands have a temperature from 2°C to 9°C. Temperature in July in the continental part of Croatia is 22°C.
Regions in Croatia • The versatile climate • • • under the variety of vegetation. It’s divided into the Pannonian part of Croatia, Gorski kotar-Lika (Region of mountains) and region of Hrvatsko primorje (Croatian coastal part). Around 36% of the total area is forested. The highest mounts are Dinara, Kamešnica, Biokovo and Velebit, and the biggest rivers are Sava, Drava, Danube and Krka.
Ethnic structure of the Croatian • The ethinc structure of • • the population of the Republic of Croatia exhibits both high and stable homogeneity. Ethnic groups: 90. 42% Croats 4. 36% Serbs 5. 22% others
Tourism in Croatia • Tourism in Croatia has a tradition of over 150 years. • Its begginnings are linked with health resorts and tourism (Daruvar 1818. ) • The region of Hrvatsko Primorje is the most developed tourist region accounting for as many as 93% of the income from tourism.
National holidays of Republic Croatia are • 1 st of January (New Year’s • 15 th of August (the • • • Day) Easter and Easter Monday 1 st of May (Labour Day) 22 nd of June (Day of Antifascist Victory) 25 th of June (Statehood Day) 5 th of August (Homeland Thanks giving Day) • • • Assumption) 8 th of October (Independence Day) 1 st of Novembar (All Saint Day) 25 th and 26 th of December (Christmas holidays)
Croatian inventions… • Croatian mercineries in France wore Cravats that got their name by • • • mispronouncing the word Croat Giovanni (Ivan) Biagio Luppis von Rammer was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy who developed the first prototypes of the self -propelled torpedo in Rijeka Ralph Tony Sarich a Croatian-Austrian than invented the orbital engine The electric speedometer was invented by the Croatian Josip Belušić in 1888, and was originally called a velocimeter.
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