CROATIA
Croatia is located in southeastern Europe.
Size: 56,594 km2 Population: about 4 million
the national flag
Croatian coat of arms is recognized all over the world.
Language: Croatian Currency: the Kuna
The capital: Zagreb
Climate: continental mediterranean mountain
Tourism - the strongest branch of Croatian economy
Croatia has a beautiful sea with about 1000 islands.
Popular touristic places:
Dubrovnik
Split
Zadar
Rovinj
Pula
The Plitvice Lakes
Croatia is a small country with incredible diversity.
The region we come from: Podravina (called after the river Drava)
Podravina is famous for Naive Art
Famous Croats:
Nikola Tesla - invented the first alternating current (AC) motor and developed AC generation and transmission technology.
Slavoljub Penkala – invented a pen
Faust Vrančić – invented a parachute
Goran Ivanišević – a former tennis player
Marin Čilić – a tennis player
Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić – the best double tennis players in the world
National handball team
National football team
Did you know?
The White House was made of stone from Croatian island Brač.
A tie originally came from Croatia. It was first worn as a part of a Croatian traditional costume.
Dalmatian dog originally came from Croatian region Dalmatia.
The presentation was prepared by the 7th grade students. March 2022
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