Do you know where Croatia is? Do you know anything about it?

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Jovan

I surely know where Croatia (Hrvatska) is, and I know a lot about it, and I think that I know much more about Croatia then it is written in some books or shown on some web sites. I don't know why some people think that they just know EVERYTHING 'cause they have Internet. That's so false! And also, I don't know what did that man, who wrote a few web pages for you to "inform" yourself about your own home coutry, have on his mind?! You are from Croatia, aren't you? And also, I just wonder what does the 3rd world mean? I think that "the 3rd world" comes from the impression that Balkan's countries had lef during '90's, which is, of course, completly incorrect. Croatia is a very nice country in the Balkan. It's "neighbours" are Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and Serbia. Croatia's capital is Zagreb. Croatia's coast along the Adriatic sea is beautiful, and it's well worth a visit. There is a plenty of small but magnificent cities in Croatia, like Dubrovnik or Split etc. Hrvatski knjizevni jezik (Croatian language) is spoken in Croatia. Croatian language formed after srpsko-hrvatski jezik (Serbian-Croatian or Croatian-Serbian language) fell apart etc. In a nutshell, Croatia is a beautiful country, and you should visit it.

P.S.It's not true that all Croats and Serbs hate each other! I am Serbian and I don't hate any Croat! Many families fell apart during the 90's and they are all scattered now. Unfortunately that is the truth! The truth is also that Serbians can't come to Croatia because some people are too proud to leave the past behind them and live in the present. That's the fact! Some Serbs also act like that. I'm just sad that I've never been to Croatia, just because I am a Serbian, who is living in Belgrade. My parents and all other people who lived in SFRY keep talking about the beauties of Croatia, which I can't taste. But there are also people who go to Croatia to visit their families and they are welcomed there, just as the Croats are here. Situation is very sad; but it is even more sad that the foreign people have completly wrong view on the situation that happened...
I mislim da je zakljucak da ne mrze svi Srbi Hrvate, a to ne kazem samo ja vec i MNOGI drugi koji zive u Beogradu i drugim delovima Srbije!

SAY no to killing, say no to hate. SAY NO TO RACISM!

rocksolidgibraltar

The Balkans in Europe.

mysterious guy

Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska listen (helpÂ·info)), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country in Europe, at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. In recent history, it was a republic in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence in 1991. It is a candidate for membership in the European Union.Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska . The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or continuant.

However, instead of the Latinized version, many languages use a form more similar to the native one. Various forms are listed in Wiktionary.

The country code for Croatia is HR (per ISO 3166) and the Croatian Internet root domain ends with .hr.

A tribe of Croats came to the Roman provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia in the 7th century and was assimilated into the larger native Illyro-Roman and recently arrived Slavic population which took the same name. Ruled by various Croatian rulers, these dukedoms were intermittently controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire and the Franks. Eventually Croatia became a kingdom in 925, and retained its independence until 1102 when - after decades of inner struggles - the country entered a dynastic union with Hungary. Croatian statehood was preserved through a number of institutions, notably the Sabor which served as an assembly of Croatian nobles, and the ban or viceroy. Furthermore, the Croatian nobles retained their lands and titles.

By the mid-1400s, the Hungarian kingdom was shaken by the Ottoman expansion as much of the mountainous country now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina and fell to the Turks. At the same time, Dalmatia became mostly Venetian. Dubrovnik was a city-state that was, at first, Byzantine (Roman) and Venetian, but later, unlike other Dalmatian city-states, became independent as Republic of Dubrovnik, even though it was often under the suzerainty of neighboring powers.

The Battle of MohÃ¡cs in 1526 led the Croatian Parliament to elect the Habsburgs to the throne of Croatia. Habsburg rule eventually thwarted Ottoman expansion, and by the 18th century, much of the Croatian territories that had previously been Ottoman passed to the Austrians. The odd crescent shape of the Croatian lands remained as a mark, more or less, of the frontier to the Ottoman advance into Europe. Further south, Istria, Dalmatia and Dubrovnik all eventually passed to the Habsburg Monarchy between 1797 and 1815.

Following World War I, Croatia joined the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (comprising what is today Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia). Shortly thereafter, this joint state entered into a union with Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which eventually became Yugoslavia in 1929). Yugoslavia was invaded during World War II and Croatia was transformed by fascist forces into the Independent State of Croatia, which was, in effect, a puppet state of the Axis. When the Axis powers were defeated, the anti-fascists reintegrated the country into Yugoslavia, which became a federal socialist state.

The Arena (colosseum) in Pula, IstriaAlong with Slovenia, Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia on June 25, 1991, which triggered the Croatian War of Independence. The Serb population living in border areas of Croatia revolted, supported by the Yugoslav army, and the ensuing months saw combat between various Croatian and Serbian armed forces. During this stage of the war, the independence of Croatia was recognized by the international community, while the Serbs proclaimed their own state, the Republic of Serbian Krajina, and by early 1992, troops were entrenched. This stage of the war left hundreds of thousands as refugees on the Croatian side. The war ended in 1995, when Croatian Army successfully launched two major offensives to retake the rebel areas by force, leading to a mass displacement of the local Serbian population from those areas. A peaceful reintegration of the remaining Serbian-controlled territory in the eastern part of the country was completed in 1998 under UN supervision.

Croatia is currently in the process of joining the European Union. Accession negotiations were opened on October 3, 2005.

I'm Macedonian!!!

Sure. I'm from Skopje, Macedonia

greetings...

sylvianv

Yes, been there. Its a country of the Adriatic sea. Stopped there while on a Mediterranean cruise. Greece is close by and Italy is on the other side. Its okay kinda 3rd world.

survivor

It's in Eastern Europe and the Croats hate the Serbs. Just one more place where they can't solve their problems because neither side will admit that they are in any way culpable!

consultant_rom

Is a beautiful country opposite to Italy at the Adriatic Sea. I enjoyed best their landscape and the coastal area. If you like pure nature go to the Velebit Mountains for a day.

What I was disappointed from is the quality of food in normal restaurants. Obviously their best restaurant owners you better find all over Europe, but not at home. (Of course if you pay higher prices you also find very good cuisine.)

John H

If you want to know more about Croatia, go to Wikipedia.org

All I know is its a country in the Balkans that had considerable civil strife in the late 90s.

Good luck.

nosilaflow

Of course. I love the beaches. And I know all about the history of Croatia, its part in Yugoslavia, the war, current events, eurovision song, you name it.

3rd world refers to an underdeveloped country, late into the industrial, information, etc. ages.

zoerayne023

I have family over there. I have never met them. Last I heard they lived in a town called Nova Gradiska. I think now there in Triol. But not sure. I heard that it is beautiful with pretty beaches and winery's. Besides the wars that's about it. I can't remember how to spell it so bear with me ! Loca Nouch.

Spartan

I know some things about Croatia. I guess you are from there and you wanna see if other people here know your country.
I've been in Beograd. Next time I hope to see your country too.

PS. Croatian girls look nice !

jade s

Yes it's near italy, bosnia etc, My dad and his side of the family are from there. Why dont you search the internet for details. It's a really beautiful country:)

yes

ivy

yes i'm from croatia

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