[CrOaTiA] - CoUnTrY oF 1000 coLoRs

Hi tourists! :hi:
I would like to present you my country - Croatia - country of 1000 colors. :cheers:
Let's start enyoing:

Croatia is country on cultural crossroad of Europe:



Some must know facts about Croatia:

Geographic position :

Croatia occupies the largest part of the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea which, as a part of the Mediterranean Sea, penetrates deepest into European soil. Croatia’s shoreline and numerous islands enjoy the majority of the Adriatic coastline. The narrow Dinara Mountain Range separates the country’s Mediterranean region from its central European continental part, which spans from the easterly edges of the Alps in the North-West to the shores of the Danube in the East, encompassing the southern part of the fertile Pannonian lowlands. :cheers:

Surface area:

The mainland covers an area of 56 594 km² and coastal waters cover a surface area of 31 479 km². :cheers:

Population:

Croatia has 4 290 612 inhabitants.Capital and the biggest city in Croatia is Zagreb with 792 875 inhabitants. Density is 78,4 habitants on 1 km². :cheers:

The bigest towns are Zagreb , Split, Rijeka and Osijek. :cheers:

Demographics:

The majority of the population are Croats, with the largest minorities being Serbs, Bosnians, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Italians and Albanians. :cheers:

Length of the coastline:

6 278 km, of which 4 398 km is made up of island coastlines, solitary rocks and reefs. :cheers:

Number of islands, islets, solitary rocks and reefs:

1 244. The largest islands are Krk and Cres. There are 50 inhabited islands. :cheers:

Croatian flag:



The flag of Croatia is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colors red, white and blue. In the middle is the coat of arms of Croatia. :cheers:

The flag combines the colors of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the Kingdom of Slavonia (white and blue) and the Kingdom of Dalmatia (red and blue). Those three kingdoms are the historic constituent states of the Croatian Kingdom. :cheers:

The shield is in the red and white checks of Croatia. Above is a crown made of shields of its various regions. From left to right they are the ancient arms of Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. :cheers:

Croatian regions:

There are 20 regions in Croatia, and with Zagreb 21:



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History

- Principality - 8th century
- Kingdom - 925
- Union with - Hungary 1102
- Joined Habsburg Empire (decision made by the Parliament) - 1 January 1527
- SHS secession from Austria–Hungary - 29 October 1918
- Creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - 4 December 1918
- Yugoslavia becomes a republic - 29 November 1943
- Decision on independence - 25 June 1991
- Declaration of independence - 8 October 1991
- EU member - 1 July 2013

The value:

The value in Croatia is croatian kuna. 1 € is around 7,5 kn. :cheers:



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Now few pics too see Croatia, and then I will talk about tradition, arhitecture, landscapes, towns, animals, flora nad fauna, food and villages. :)









































































All pics by Lampaš8, and the last one by Boris Kačan. :cheers:
Later, I will tell you where all these pics were taken. :)
I will post 5 pics per post later, these for the introduction. :okay:
Hope you will enjoy and like it. :cheers:

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