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Croatia and its culture Comenius projectTRANSCRIPT
Croatiaa land of thousand islands
An overview of its history, culture and natural beauty
CROATIA ISOn the crossroadsbetweenCentral Europe and theMediterranean
GENERAL FACTS
Official name:
THE
REPUBLIC OF CROATIAOfficial language:
CROATIANAlphabet:
LATIN http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/hr/map.html
CAPITAL - ZAGREB
Church of St. MarkOld town and Cathedral
ECONOMY - TOURISM
ECONOMY - SHIPBUILDING
Made in Split, Croatia
ECONOMY - AGRICULTURE
SOUTH CROATIA
ECONOMY - AGRICULTURE
NORTH CROATIA
ARCHIPELAGO
1,185 islands and rocks66 inhabited
One of 10 nations in the world with more than 1000 islands
Total Coastline length 5,835 km(Islands 70% - Mainland 30 %)
BEACHES
BEACHES
LIGHTHOUSES
66 big stone lighthouses from 19 ct.
WHAT WE ARE PROUD OF…
Interesting facts about Croatia
SPORT - GORAN IVANISEVIC
..and welcome in his hometown - Split
Winner
WIMBLEDON CHAMPION 2001
NBA PLAYERS FROM CROATIA
Drazen Petrovic
Radja vs. Rodman
Toni Kukoc
Zan Tabak
Basketball team from Split - several times European champions.
NATIONAL SOCCER TEAMC R O A T I A
The Third Best Team in the World
Davor Suker won the Golden Boot for scoring the
most goals (France 1998)
DALMATIAN DOG–NATIVE CROATIAN101 DALMATIAN
Dalmatia - the coastal part of Croatia
Recognized as Croatian autochthonous breed (FCI-153)
Croatian Mascot - 2000 Olympic games Sydney
CROATIA - HOMELAND OF CRAVATS
Every day worn by the 600 million men around the world.
CROATIA
A tradition introduced by Croatian soldiers who wore a small neckerchief of silk or cloth, tied in a knot around their necks.
Accepted in Europe during 1618-1648 when two regiments of Croatian soldiers were serving Luis XIV. After “la Cravate” become popular at French court, fashion spread fast further.
HOMELAND OF CRAVATS
INVENTORS - PARASHUTE
Faust Vrancic (1551-1617) from Sibenik invented and constructed a parashute and also performed a first jumps in order to test it..
The smallest cathedral in the world is said to be located in Nin, near
Zadar
The city of Zadar is home to the world's first Sea Organ that creates its music only by the action of the wind and waves
Although it has a population of only 23 people, Hum in Istria, Croatia is officially a town and the Guinness World Record holder for the smallest town in the world
Croatia's currency, kuna, was named after a small agile animal with brown fur, marten in English, based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading. Heads of the larger coins feature a running marten
The White House was built of Croatian stone, from the island of Brač, as well as the New Palace (Vienna, Austria), the Parliament building (in Vienna, Austria), the Parliament Building (Budapest, Hungary) and the palace of Roman emperor Diocletian (Split, Croatia)
Recognizable all over the world, and related only to
Croats - characteristic cube-shaped red-white coat
of arms
INVENTORS - PEN
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871-1922) from Zagreb invented a mechanical ball pen which is bears his name and now it is in everyday use.
NIKOLA TESLA (1856-1943)
Born in Croatia (at that time within Austro-Hungary)The father of alternating current technology, production and transmission of electrical energy as we know it today.More than 700 patents (manuscripts still top secret of US ministry of defense)Refused to receive the Nobel prize which he had to share with T.A. Edison. The unit for magnetic induction named after him
The Inventor Who Changed the World
FIRST PUBLIC THEATER IN EUROPE
In 1612 a theatre was built on the first floor of an existing building (from 13th century).
1612 - ON ISLAND HVAR
ROMAN HERITAGE – ARENA IN PULAbuilt in the 1st century AD during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian, at the same time as the Colosseum in Rome the Amphitheatre could seat 20.000 spectators. In the Middle Ages it was the site of knight tournaments and fairs.
ROMAN HERITAGEDIOCLETIAN PALACE IN SPLIT
Peristyle – main square
Diocletians Aquaduct Still in use after 1700 years
CROATIAN NAIVE ART
Ivan Lackovic Croata“WINTER”
Ivan Rabuzin “FULLNESS OF THE
EARTH”
Today quite widespread and highly esteemed. First introduced by Croatian painter Krsto Hegedusic (1901-1971).
CROATIAN NAIVE ART
Ivica Fister“OUR ETERNAL LIGHT”
Ivan Rabuzin “DAWN”
LACE – ISLAND PAG
LACE - LEPOGLAVA
Another lace, from island Hvar, is unique as made of threads of Aloe Vera leaf
quickly while thread is still wet and flexible
UN - WORLD HERITAGEDIOCLETIAN PALACE IN SPLIT
Peristyle - the center of the Diocletian's Palace
UN - WORLD HERITAGE
GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETANIUS (c 243-316) - born near the Salona, then capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. He was pronounced emperor on November 20, 284 AD.
DIOCLETIAN PALACE IN SPLIT
CATHEDRAL IN SPLITTHE OLDEST IN THE WORLD
UN - WORLD HERITAGEOLD CITY OF DUBROVNIK
Bernard Shaw:
Those who seek paradise on Earth
should come to Dubrovnik
and see Dubrovnik.
City walls 8-16 ct.
OLD CITY OF DUBROVNIK
UN - WORLD HERITAGENATIONAL PARK PLITVICE LAKES
The living process of formation and growth of travertine cascade barriers
UN - WORLD HERITAGENATIONAL PARK PLITVICE LAKES
The brown bear - the largest mammal in this part of the world
ROMANESQUE TOWN TROGIR
ROMANESQUE TOWN TROGIR
Portal and choral seats of Trogir Cathedral
UN - WORLD HERITAGE
Euphrasius Basilica in Porec, Istria, built in the 6th century. Very important remain of Byzantine art in Croatia
BASILICA OF EUPHRASIUS IN POREC
UN - WORLD HERITAGE
Following the design of Juraj Dalmatinac (1441).East end of Cathedral
CATHEDRAL IN SIBENIK
Baptistery
UN - WORLD HERITAGECATHEDRAL IN SIBENIK
CITIES
CROATIA IS A LITTLE COUNTRY
WITH A BIG HEART