-Janica Kostelic is considered one of the greatest female skier of all times
& her brother Ivica was following!
Year 2001
a legend was born Goran Ivanisevic winner of Wimbledon
Croatia national football reaches silver after bronze
World Cup finals 2018
upturning 3rd place 1998 & 2022
Croatian War for Independence was fought in Croatia against from 1991-1995 liberating from aggressor titled
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(nominally Serbia and Monte Negro)
Just recently the war has ended for us 16.11.2012. when our generals (as CRO leadership) Gotovina and Markac were declared free and innocent for their doing during our defensive war by the UN Court of Justice/ Den Haag!!
God be blessed!
CRAVAT the symbol of culture and elegance source word root from Croats.
Croat soldiers as units of Napoleon's army were easily recognized because of the red carves around their necks. Remaining accessory across the Europe trough the 17th century still a necessary article of man clothing under the name of /CROAT/ CRAVAT
If you ever heard about Dalmatian dog, native breed named after Dalmatia region and Illyrian tribe Dalmata.
Ivan Vucetic was inventor of Dactiloscopy- modern forensic fingerprinting
Klape/ Dalmatian singing typically Mediterranean solely vocally sung (a capella) by male/female five-to-eight ensemble - so called "klapa" and these songs are presented by OMIS DALMATIAN FESTIVAL 40 years of tradition.
Omis Pirates were In the 12. and 13. century one of the most persistent and fearsome pirates on our side of Mediterranean, Venetians should know :) the rich robed by cro Robin Hood.
Vestern series Winnetou were filmed on locations of the National Park Plitvice, mountain Velebit and river Zrmanja
The beach Zlatni Rat on Bol (Island Brac) shifts it's point direction depending on the wind and sea waves.
largest private fleet of sailing ships on whole Mediterranean is in Krilo Jesenice -our direct neighbors
Makarska’s Malacological Museum holds biggest collection of seashells in the world.
On the island of Mljet very rare phenomenon can be seen -“island on the island“ because on the island’s Great lake (Veliko jezero) there is another island
Periska/Pen shell (lat- Pina nobilis) is by CRO LAW protected as endangered species !
Prstac/Date shell (lat. Lithophaga lithophaga) is by CRO LAW protected as endangered species !