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Croatia Location and Geography. Croatia was one of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia. It shares borders with Italy, Slovenia, and Hungary to the north and with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia) and Bosnia-Herzegovina to the east and south.
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Zagreb In October 1918 the Croatian Diet, meeting in Zagreb, severed all links with Austria-Hungary and proclaimed Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia an independent state. In December the new Croatia entered into a state union with Serbia, Slovenia, and Montenegro.
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- Croatia declares independence. Share this: On this day in 1941, the German and Italian invaders of Yugoslavia set up the Independent State of Croatia (also including Bosnia and Herzegovina) and place nationalist leader Ante Pavelic’s Ustase, pro-fascist insurgents, in control of what is no more than a puppet Axis regime.
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Independence of Croatia Croatia was a Socialist federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a one-party state run by the League of Communists of Croatia created at the end of World War II in Yugoslavia. Croatia enjoyed a degree of autonomy within the Yugoslav federation.
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Where is Croatia? Located in the continent of Europe, Croatia covers 55,974 square kilometers of land and 620 square kilometers of water, making it the 128th largest nation in the world with a total area of 56,594 square kilometers. Croatia became an independent state in 1991, after gaining its sovereignty from Austria.
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Croatia Do's and Don'ts There’s more big news ahead as Croatia enters the European Union in summer 2013 as the 28th member state, and in especially good news for American travelers, the country will retain its use of the kuna, the domestic currency, which is kinder to the American dollar than the euro.on’t Walk the Walls With the Masses If you plan to travel to Croatia during the peak months of July and August, you might have to buck some trends to avoid the crowds. For example, the No. 1 tourist activity in Dubrovnik is to walk atop the famous City Walls that run for over a mile around the Old Town.
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Croatia Croats think of themselves as more closely linked with Austria than with the other territories and cultures of the former Yugoslavia. They do not refer to themselves as a Balkan country but as a European one. Croatia occupies approximately 21,825 square miles (56,540 square kilometers).
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Croatia Accommodations Croatia Travel Guide. Rent villas, lodgings, apartment rentals or other vacation rentals such as chalet rentals or condo rentals perfect for your needs at Croatia. A sunny, beautiful country located along the Adriatic coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
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BALKANS Croatia-a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991. Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia.
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Motherâs Day: Inspiration for Fatherâs Day Mother’s Day: Inspiration for Father’s Day. The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers.
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- Yugoslavia (Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene: Jugoslavija; Serbian, Macedonian: југославија) was a country in Southeast Europe during most of the 20th century.
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Eating in Croatia â 8 Bites to Remember What had perhaps the most influence was the control of the Dalmatian region of Croatia for almost 400 years by the Republic of Venice. This, along with the proximity to Italy has created a robust tradition of Italian cuisine in Croatia.
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- Croatia is a safe country to visit; the bullets stopped flying many years ago (see more on the Homeland War).No trip is entirely risk-free of course, but Croatia is generally as safe as Europe and North America (if not more so). Not that Croatia is a crime-free paradise!Government corruption remains a problem; roads link Croatia to some of Europe's dodgier corners which facilitates smuggling; disenchanted young people fuel a burgeoning drug trade (despite stiff penalties for drug possession).ot that Croatia is a crime-free paradise! Government corruption remains a problem; roads link Croatia to some of Europe's dodgier corners which facilitates smuggling; disenchanted young people fuel a burgeoning drug trade (despite stiff penalties for drug possession).
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- 1 Name: Latin in origin, Croatia's name literally means Land of Croats. 2  National Day: October 8. 3  Religion: Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2%.
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Croatia Map and Satellite Image Croatia is bordered by th Adriatic Sea, Slovenia and Hungary to the north, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro to the east.
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History After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, Croatia became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia. Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, triggering a period of warfare between ethnic Croats and ethnic Serbs that lasted until 1995.
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Gibraltar Croatia became a member of the European Union on the 1st of July 2013, however it is not part of the Schengen Area. This means that immigration controls still take place, but travellers from another EU state are exempt from customs checks.
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Croatia a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi.
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Zagreb n. ( 1 Placename) a republic in SE Europe: settled by Croats in the 7th century; belonged successively to Hungary, Turkey, and Austria; formed part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); became independent in 1991 but was invaded by Serbia and fighting continued until 1995; involved in the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991–95); joined the European Union in 2013.
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Croatia Croat - a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia. Croatian. Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia - a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991.
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- Croatia is located in Central and Southeast Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Montenegro to the southeast, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest and Slovenia to the northwest. It lies mostly between latitudes 42° and 47° N and longitudes 13° and 20° E.
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Croatian War of Independence Though the standard term applied to the war as directly translated from the Croatian language is Homeland war (Croatian: Domovinski rat), the Croatian War of Independence gradually became the standard term that replaced references to a war in Yugoslavia in that part which was related to Croatia.uring that time, the RSK encompassed 13,913 square kilometers (5,372 sq mi), more than a quarter of Croatia. In 1995, Croatia launched two major offensives known as Operation Flash and Operation Storm, which would effectively end the war in its favor.
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Croatia Map and Satellite Image Croatia is located in southeastern Europe. Croatia is bordered by th Adriatic Sea, Slovenia and Hungary to the north, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro to the east.
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History It was settled by Croats in the 7th century, became a kingdom in the 10th century, and reached the height of its power in the 11th century before being conquered by Hungary in 1091. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, Croatia became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia.
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Where is Croatia? What was Croatia called before it was Croatia? Republic of Yugoslavia (President Tito used to hold all those states together in the Republic of Yugoslavia) Edit
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- Croatia (/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ kroh-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska, listen (help·info)), is a sovereign state at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean.roatia is located in Central and Southeast Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Montenegro to the southeast, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest and Slovenia to the northwest. It lies mostly between latitudes 42° and 47° N and longitudes 13° and 20° E.