My beautiful Croatia! (Part 11)

Day 1,612, 12:27 • Published in Croatia Croatia • by dRobi1990


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My goal is to make 50 articles about our small country and show the world all the beauty Croatia has. I`ll do my best to show you Croatia most honestly and with great honour.

! Notice: These article is only made to promote Croatia and Croatian nature, culture, cities, heritage, history, art, cuisine, sports and people (either born in Croatia or others) and is not made to usurp, tease or start any sort of controversy, so please have this on your mind when you post comment.

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On the photo: Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
With fewer than 600 remaining individuals (distribution), it is believed to be the world's second-rarest pinniped and one of the most endangered mammals in the world.



On the photo: Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
The common dolphin is not the dolphin of popular imagination despite its name; that distinction belongs to the bottlenose dolphin due to its widespread use in marine parks.



On the photo: Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
The loggerhead sea turtle spends most of its life in saltwater and estuarine habitats, with females briefly coming ashore to lay eggs. The loggerhead reaches sexual maturity within 17–33 years and has a lifespan of 47–67 years.



On the photo: Hippocampus ramulosus
Seahorse is the title given to forty-seven species of marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster".

The Adriatic Sea is a small, enclosed sea, but large enough to accommodate some of the most beautiful diving sites in the world with an amazing diversity of fauna.

Life in Croatia’s undersea world is part of the evolutionary heritage dating back to the prehistory of seas all over the world.

A good example is the Mediterranean feather star which is 500 million years old, or jellyfish, evolutionary sea pioneers that continue to prosper to this day.

The Adriatic Sea linked to an evolutionary pool in which species developed and spread, and gained specific traits within a unique environment.

! Video: Croatian underwater - on Croatian language only
! More info on: About Croatia’s undersea world
! More info on: Protected species
! More photos: Croatian undersea world
! Tourist info: Diving in Croatia









Primošten lies on an island which was connected to the mainland by filling in the channel five centuries ago.



Beautiful white-pebble beaches, rich pine woods, and the blue sea all contribute to Primošten's appeal.



Primosten itself is like an open air museum, every stone and every house tells a story of a millennial town which was initially erected on an island, but once the Ottomans ceased to invade, the strait was filled in with stones and the island was connected to the mainland, therefore the name Primošten - 'bridged'.



The town is dominated by Church of St. George on the highest point of the former island.

Primošten is a town in Croatia, and a part of the Šibenik-Knin County.

It is situated in the south, between the cities of Šibenik and Trogir, on the Adriatic coast.

Once an island, Primošten has preserved the atmosphere and all the architectural features of a medieval Mediterranean fishing village.

Did you know?

Primošten is famous for its huge and beautiful vineyards. The area's vineyards are currently under consideration to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Apart from its vineyards, Primošten is also known for the traditional donkey race that takes place there every summer.

! Video: Primošten Promo HD
! More info on: Primošten on Wikipedia
! More info on: Primošten on pearlsofcroatia.com
! Tourist info: Primošten on Croatian National Tourist Board









As the cradle of the millennial history and literacy of the Croatian people, Baška is today a tourist town with many apartments and villas surrounded by vineyards and old stone gardens.



The biggest and one of the most beautiful Baška beaches is "Vela plaža", a natural pebble beach located in the centre of the town, especially suitable for families with children.



Baška, considered one of the most beautiful coastal towns due to its architecture, is the second largest town on the Kvarner island of Krk.



The Church of St. Lucy in Jurandvor was built on the remains of an early Christian church at the turn of the 12th to 13th century. It is one of the most significant churches in Croatia, as the famous and invaluable Baška Tablet from the year 1100 was found there.



Baška tablet (Croatian: Bašćanska ploča), found in Jurandvor near Baška, is one of the first monuments containing an inscription in the Croatian language, dating from the year 1100.

Baska is a settlement and a municipality on the island of Krk, Croatia.

This cultural and historical centre famous for its inscribed stone monument from 1100 and a hundred year tradition in tourism, has developed into a popular resort.

Baška has a 2 km long sandy beach with numerous sporting activities (tennis, mini golf, football, underwater fishing, diving, sailing etc.) and a 4 km long promenade along the coast dotted with restaurants and great for bike riding, jogging and roller blading.

! Video: Baška promo video
! Video: Beach video
! More info on: Baška on Wikipedia
! More info on: Baška on Croatian National Tourist Board
! Tourist info: Municipality of Baška Officiral Tourist Board Webpage
! 360° photos: Baška on Krk
! 360° photos: Baška beach







Ruđer Josip Bošković (1711 – 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, Philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit, and a polymath from the city of Dubrovnik in the Republic of Ragusa (today Croatia), who studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works

He is famous for his atomic theory and made many important contributions to astronomy, including the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature and for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position.

Did you know?

In 1753 he also discovered the absence of atmosphere on the Moon.

The scientist Nikola Tesla, a critic of Einstein, claimed in an unpublished interview that Einstein's theory of Relativity was the creation of Bošković:“...the relativity theory, by the way, is much older than its present proponents. It was advanced over 200 years ago by my illustrious countryman Ruđer Bošković, the great philosopher, who, not withstanding other and multifold obligations, wrote a thousand volumes of excellent literature on a vast variety of subjects. Bošković dealt with relativity, including the so-called time-space continuum ...'.

The largest Croatian institute of natural sciences and technology, based in Zagreb is called "Ruđer Bošković Institute".

! More info on: Ruđer Bošković on Wikipedia
! More info on: Ruđer Bošković profile
! More info on: Ruđer Bošković Institute







Oton Iveković (1869 - 1939)



The Arrival of the Croats (1905)

Oton Iveković (Klanjec, 1869 – 1939) was at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th one of the most important history painter working in Croatia.

He graduated from the Vienna Academy of Painting. He later taught at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts.

Attracted by Vlaho Bukovac’s Divisionist technique and his use of light, he adopted a palette of plein-air colours and skilfully incorporated them into his historical genre paintings.

Did you know?

Some of his best-known works are Nikola Zrinski Before the Charge from Siget (1890; Zagreb, Hist. Mus. Croatia), the Coronation of King Tomislav (1905; Zagreb, Gal. Mod. A.), the Arrival of the Croats (1905), the Croats Choosing Koloman for their King in 1102 (1906; both Zagreb, Golden Hall) and the Battle of Stubica (1919; Zagreb, Hist. Mus. Croatia).

! Video: Short history of Croatia (6th century BC - 2011.)
! More info on: Oton Iveković on Wikipedia









Maksimir Stadium is a stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Maksimir. It is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, the top football team in the country.



Stadion Poljud is a multi-use stadium in the Croatian city of Split. Its impressive seashell-like roof structure, spanning 215 meters, has been copied by a large number of world stadiums in the years that followed.

Eternal Derby (Croatian: Vječni derbi) also known as the Croatian Derby, (Croatian: Hrvatski derbi) is the name given to matches between the two biggest and most popular Croatian football clubs Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split.

The rivalry can be traced back to 1920s when Zagreb's Građanski and Hajduk often clashed in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia championships.

After World War II, Građanski was disbanded by the authorities, and Dinamo Zagreb was formed to take its place, retaining its colours.

The two clubs soon became part of the "Big Four" of Yugoslav football (the other two being Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade from Serbia).

This lasted until 1991, when Croatia declared independence so clubs started competing in the Prva HNL, which saw its first season being played in 1992.

Since 1992 Dinamo and Hajduk won 18 out of 19 Croatian championship titles, as well as 15 out of 19 Croatian Cups, which makes them by far the most successful and popular clubs in Croatia.

As of March 2011, there have been 81 derbies played in total since the establishment of the Croatian championship in 1992, with Dinamo winning 34 and Hajduk 28 games, while 19 matches ended in a draw.

! Video: Dinamo Zagreb History Highlights
! Video: Bad Blue Boys Zagreb
! Video: 100 years of Hajduk Split
! Video: Torcida Split celebrating 60 years
! More info: Eternal Derby on Wikipedia
! More info: Bad Blue Boys
! More info: Torcida Split









The town-castle Stara Sušica of the Frankopan family has been turned in the resort.



Castle was built by Frankopan noble family.



Castle is situated on mountain slope, at the edge of coniferous forest.

In the 19th century the castle was owned by the Count Laval Nugent, and in 1890 it was bought by Rijeka merchants Felix and Joseph Neuberger.

Both, Nugent and Neuberger made on the castle “thorough” restoration in the Romantic style of their time.

Existing appearance is acquired by the last restoration, made in Historicism style.

! More info on: Stara Sušica Castle
! Tourist info: Ravna Gora - in the heart of Gorski kotar









Osijek Co-cathedral dominates the whole city centre of the town and could be seen from the far distance. It is the tallest building in Osijek.



The co-cathedral of St Peter and St Paul was built in 1898, during period of Austro-Hungarian rule in Slavonija.



The church is entered via a small door to the right of the main portal, overlooked by a trio of gargoyles.

The Church of St Peter and St Paul (Croatian: Crkva svetog Petra i Pavla), the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek, is a neo-Gothic sacral structure located in Osijek, Croatia.

The multi-tiered 90-metre spire is one of the city's landmarks. The church was built in 1898 on the initiative of Đakovo-based Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer.

Did you know?

The church is built of three and a half million bricks, and has a colored stone altars.

! Video: Osijek Co-cathedral
! More info on: Osijek Co-cathedral on Wikipedia
! Tourist info: Osijek on Croatian National Tourist Board
! 360° photos: Osijek Cathedral: (Outside, Inside)







During Easter, eggs would be painted with bright colors, and would be given as gifts, especially to young children or a significant other.



The most common phrase put on pisanicas is Happy Easter, or "Sretan Uskrs." Other common decorations are doves, crosses, flowers, traditional designs, and other slogans wishing health and happiness.



Big Easter eggs in the capital of Croatia - Zagreb.

Pisanica (Croatian) (pl. pisanice) is a decorated Croatian Easter egg that comes from an old Slavic custom dating back to pagan times.

Before paint became common, villagers would have to use whatever resources they had available around them to make the dyes and paints themselves.

The most common color for eggs was red, due to the abundance of red beets and other vegetables.

Did you know?

The word pisanica is derived from the Croatian word that means "writing".

The day before Easter, Roman Catholics and other Christians go to a late night mass carrying a basket of traditional food (including bread, cheese, and eggs (either pisanicas or regular eggs). During the mass, priests bless the food, which are kept for the next morning to eat.

Traditional game

On Easter day, a traditional game is played in which at least two people choose eggs and hold them vertically while one person lightly taps the end of the other egg with their end, to see whose will crack. Anyone whose egg cracks must choose another and then tap the other person's egg, and they continue until all the eggs have been used and cracked but the last one. Whoever holds the strongest egg in the end which has not been cracked, wins.

! Video: "Pisanice" exhibit
(Croatian language only)
! More info on: Easter egg tradition in Croatia









On the photo: Bajadera, Griotte, Domaćica, Napolitanke



On the photo: Dorina chocolates (Milk, Hazelnut, Strawberry, Biscuit)



On the photo: Bronhi, Kiki, 505, Krašuljci, Životinjsko carstvo, Bananko, Battons and Jaffa.

Kraš is a Croatian food company based in Zagreb, specializing in confectionery products.

Did you know?

The company traces its origins from two factories from the early 20th century - "Union", founded in 1911, the oldest surviving chocolate manufacturer in southeastern Europe - and "Bizjak", founded in 1923, which manufactured toast, cookies and wafers. These two companies, as well as a number of smaller confectionery manufacturers from Zagreb, merged in 1950 and took the name Kraš, in honour of Josip Kraš, a union leader and prominent Croatian communist who was killed in WWII.

! Video: Griotte - the art of seduction
! More info on: Kraš on Wikipedia
! More info on: Kraš Official webpage

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