Croatia ppt

ATHENS NOVEMBER 7-11, 2016

CROATIA

by TRGOVAČKA ŠKOLA ZAGREB

IN GENERAL...

• • • •

capital: Zagreb population: 4 284 889 (2011) area: 56,594 km2 main ethnic groups: Croats 90.4 % Serbs 4.4 % others 5.2 %

• currency:

HRK / kuna

(0,13€)

THE NAME • 7th century - tribe - 2 sisters and 5 brothers, one of which is called Hrvat, moved to the area of today's Croatia

BAŠKA TABLET • a monument containing the name Hrvatska (in Glagolitic script)

HISTORY

PREHISTORIC PERIOD • Neanderthals in Krapina

ROMAN & GREEK RULE • Greek colonies - islands like Korčula

ROMAN & GREEK RULE • from 9 AD - the Roman Empire

THE MIDDLE AGES • 925 - Tomislav, the first king

• 1102-1527 - Hungarian rule ďƒ The Kingdom of Croatia

ruled by Sabor (parliament) and ban (viceroy) appointed by the king

THE HABSBURG MONARCHY • 1527 - 1918 • The Ottoman wars  1493-1699

Empress Maria Theresa

YUGOSLAVIA • 1918 – 1941 Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• 1945-1991 - Socialist Yugoslavia  states - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia  leader - Josip Broz Tito

Croatia in Socialist Yugoslavia

INDEPENDENCE • since 25 June 1991 • Croatian War of Independence 1991-1995 • Franjo Tuđman - the first president

FOREIGN AFFAIRS • since 2009 - a member of NATO • since 1 July 2013 - a member of the EU

GEOGRAPHY

PARTS OF CROATIA ISTRIA: the very west

PARTS OF CROATIA

DALMATIA: the very south

PARTS OF CROATIA KVARNER: north Adriatic

PARTS OF CROATIA GORSKI KOTAR & LIKA: mountains

PARTS OF CROATIA SLAVONIA: the east

NATIONAL PARKS IN CROATIA

PLITVICE LAKES (1949) MLJET (1960)

RISNJAK (1953) PAKLENICA (1949)

KORNATI (1964) NORTHERN VELEBIT (1999)

KRKA (1985) BRIJUNI (1983)

NUMBERS... coastline:

5.835,3 km

highest point:

Dinara (1.831 m)

longest river:

Sava (562 km)

no. of islands:

1.244 islands, rocks and reefs 47 inhabited islands

BIODIVERSITY • 1.131 protected species • 2.8% endemic species • 408 endangered species • 444 protected areas

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

the Palace of Diocletian (1979)

Plitvice Lakes NP (1979)

Old City of Dubrovnik (1979)

Euphrasian Basilica, PoreÄ? (1997)

Old City of Trogir (1997)

Stari Grad Plain (2008)

Cathedral of St James, Ĺ ibenik (2000)

Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards (2016)

INVENTIONS

ARCHITECTURE OLD...

TRAKOŠĆAN

KORČULA PULA DUBROVNIK

ZAGREB VARAŽDIN VUKOVAR

OSIJEK

OPATIJA

MEDVEDGRAD SPLIT

ZADAR Å IBENIK

...AND NEW

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

Vladimir Prelog (1975)

Lavoslav Ružička (1939)

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Ivo Andrić (1961)

CUISINE

SPORTS

MOST POPULAR

OLYMPIC GAMES • since 1992 • Summer Games - 33 medals • Winter Games - 11 medals

Sandra Perković

Blanka Vlašić

Ivica Kostelić

JanicaKostelić

10 medals (5 gold)

Josip Glasnović  men’s trap

the Sinković brothers  men’s double skulls

Sandra Perković  women’s discus

Šime Fantela & Igor Marenić  men’s 470

Sara Kolak  women’s javelin

Damir Martin  men’s single skull

Tonči Stipanović  sailing, laser

men’s national waterpolo team

Filip Hrgović  men’s super heavyweight

Blanka Vlašić  women’s high jump