My beautiful Croatia! (Part 4)
dRobi1990
Hi there, dear readers.
My goal is to make 50 articles about our small country and show the world all the beauty Croatia has.
So far, I`ve noted that foreigners have great interest in Croatia.
In future articles, 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.
Part 5 will be published on 17th December 2011
Enjoy!
The Park is characterised by different karst phenomena and forms so the rich vegetation hides many potholes, sinkholes and grykes.
Source area of river Kupa
View to the Schlosser lodge (Schlosserov dom (1418 m)) from the Veliki Risnjak
The highest peak of Risnjak mountain is "Risnjak" or Veliki Risnjak ("Big Risnjak") at 1528 meters above sea level
Risnjak National Park is a national park in Croatia since 1953.
It is located in entirely in Primorje-Gorski Kotar county, hinterland of the city of Rijeka and Kvarner Gulf, in the north-western part of Gorski kotar region, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country.
The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of Risnjak mountain and Snježnik massif and the source area of the river Kupa.
Flora
Although the park occupies only a relatively small area it is home to a very diverse types of flora, with variety of rare and sometimes endangered species.
Fauna
The fauna is just as diverse as the flora.
The wealth of vegetation and extensive geomorphological diversity provide shelter to a large number of animal species, especially birds.
It is a habitat of three large carnivores: lynx (Croatian: Ris) by which Risnjak was named, wolf and brown bear.
! Video: Risnjak - Croatia Airlines video
! More info on: Risnjak NP Official Website
! More info on: Risnjak NP on Wikipedia
! Tourist info: Risnjak NP on Croatian National Tourist Board
In English folk mythology and old wive's tales, storks deliver newborn babies to mothers by dropping them down chimneys
Čigoć, a small village in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park has been a European Stork Village (awarder by EuroNatur) since 1994 and a nature and culture monument of the country.
Since this time the place has celebrated Stork Day (last Saturday in June) every year, and several thousand people are gladdened by the little wooden houses with their storks’ nests.
The 45 active nests resides more than 200 white storks, and about seventy houses only 120 people, which tells about the harmonious relationship between man and nature in this region.
! Video: Čigoć
! More info on: Lonjsko Polje Nature Park Official page
! More info on: Where storks are "honorary citizens" - euronatur.org
! More info on: European Stork Villages (EuroNatur)
! Tourist info: Nature Park Lonjsko Polje
The goal of seismology is to study the interior of the Earth, and to continue where the geologist stops; it has in modern seismographs a sort of binoculars that enables us to look into the largest of depths
He is best known for the eponymous Mohorovičić discontinuity and is considered a founder of modern seismology.
Andrija Mohorovičić (Volosko near Opatija, 1857. - Zagreb, 1936.) was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist.
Although his name is mostly associated with the discovery of the crust-mantle boundary, his other achievements in seismology, as well as those in other geophysical disciplines, certainly deserve to be remembered.
! Video: Explanation of Moho Discontinuity
! More info on: Andrija Mohorovičić on Wikipedia
Licitars are colorfully decorated biscuits made of sweet honey/gingerbread dough that are part of Croatia's cultural heritage and a traditional symbol of Zagreb.
They are used as an ornamental gift often given at celebrations of love such as weddings, St. Valentine's Day, birthdays.
The tradition of making and giving Licitars is very old, stretching as far back as the 14th Century.
Licitar makers, known as Medičari, were highly regarded in society, and their Licitars were very much sought after.
In 2010, UNESCO added the Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia to the "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage" for Croatian culture.
! Video: Croatian Licitars
! More info on: Licitar on Wikipedia
! More info on: Licitar - Croatia`s warm heart
! More info one: Make licitars on your own
The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
Like other vultures, it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas, often moving in flocks.
In Croatia, a colony of Griffon Vultures (150 birds) can be found near the town of Beli on the island of Cres.
There they breed at lower elevations, with some nests just 10 m above sea level.
Griffons always live in pairs (eternal lovers), and annualy, female lays only one egg.
! More info on: Griffon Vulture on Wikipedia
! More info: Eco-Center Caput Insulae – Beli, Cres
! Tourist info: Cres Island
The legend of Veli Jože - Motovun is known among today's population of Istria as the city of Veli Jože, the good gentle giant who represents the Croatian people of Istria in the national struggles against fascism
It is best - preserved medieval fortress of Istria peninsula, which developed on top of a 277m high steep hill.
The late-Renaissance church of St. Stephen was built right at the beginning of the 17th century
Motovun, is a village in central Istria, Croatia.
medieval town grew up on the site of an ancient city called Kastelijer.
In prehistoric times, the Illyrian and Celtic tribes built their fortress on the site of Motovun.
The forest of Motovun
The river Mirna flows below the hill and on the other side of the river there is the famous Motovun forest, an area of about 10 square kilometres in the valley of the river Mirna, of which 280 hectares (2.8 km2 is specially protected.
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival is entirely dedicated to films made in small cinematographies and independent productions, films that broke out through their innovation, ideas, and the power of their stories.
In everything, except for the ambition and the quality, Motovun wants to be a small festival showing small films, small in the warmest sense od the word.
! Video: Motovun Promo - Time of your life
! More info on: Motovun on Wikipedia
! More info on: Motovun FIlm Festival
! Tourist info: Motovun on Croatian National Tourist Board Website
The cave is one of the best known natural beauty spots on the Adriatic and a popular show cave because of the glowing blue light that appears at certain times of day
The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) on the island of Capri in Italy is also famous for this type of phenomenon.
Entrance to The Blue Cave (Biševo)
The Blue Grotto or Blue Cave (Croatian: Modra špilja), is a water-logged sea cave located in a small bay called Balun, on the east side of the island of Biševo and about 8 km from Komiža, in the Croatian Adriatic.
The Blue Cave is a cave with the sea-entrance. Geomorphologically very interesting, with a typical karst forms. Unusual attractions are specific lighting effects, which arise by breaking up the sunlight.
It is situated in the central Dalmatian archipelago, 5 kilometers south-west of the island of Vis.
The cave receives more than 10,000 tourist visits every year, and tourist boats often include a visit to another similar cave on the island, the Zelena špilja (English: The Green Grotto), which is bigger in size and appears to be of an emerald-green tone due to a similar effect.
! Video: Blue Cave Bisevo Island HD
! More info on: Blue Grotto (Biševo)
! Tourist info: Biševo Island
Ivanišević celebreting 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Trophy
Goran Ivanišević (Split, 1971.) is a retired Croatian professional tennis player.
He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard.
He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998.
He also won 2005 Davis Cup with Croatia Davis Cup Team.
Ivanišević is famous for his strong serve, which is considered among the greatest to date.
His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994.
! Video: Golden Moment: Goran Ivanisevic Vs Patrick Rafter 2001 Wimbledon
! Video: Funny Ivanišević
! More info on: Goran Ivanišević on Wikipedia
! Tourist info: Split
Matija Gubec led the peasant army during its last stand at the Battle of Stubičko Polje in 1573. (Krsto Hegedušić, Bitka kod Stubice, 1939.)
A representation of the execution of Matija Gubec in front of St. Mark's Church in Zagreb, by Oton Iveković
Ambroz "Matija" Gubec (Hižakovac, 1548 – 15 February 1573) was a Croatian peasant and a revolutionary, best known as the leader of the Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt.
The peasants elected Matija Gubec to be one of the leaders in a Croatian - Slovenian revolt, and renowned for his personal qualities, he became the most influential leader of the rebellion.
During his brief tenure he showed ability as a capable administrator and inspiring leader that would later create a legend.
Before the battle at Stubičko Polje, Gubec made a speech trying to convince the men that only victory could bring them freedom, while the defeat would bring more misery.
After the defeat he was captured and taken to Zagreb.
According to legend, on 15 February he was publicly tortured, being forced to wear a red-hot iron crown, cruelly dragged along the streets of the city, pinched with red-hot iron pincers, and was subsequently quartered.
He earned the nickname Gubec Beg.
! Video: Video Biography with Croatian subtitles
! More info on: Matija Gubec on Wikipedia
! Tourist info: Peasants’ revolt Museum - Castle Oršić
Prosciutto on a table trestle
Istarski pršut - "Istrian Prosciutto"
Prosciutto (English pronunciation: /prəˈʃuːtoʊ/) or Parma ham is a dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian and is distinguished from cooked ham, prosciutto cotto.
Prosciutto is well known in Croatia (Dalmatia, Croatian Littoral, Lika and Istria), parts of western Slovenia, Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia where it is known as "pršut".
! Video: Slicing of Istrian pršut (prosciutto) in Fažana
! More info on: Prosciutto on Wikipedia
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salji prsuta!!
Čigoč a ne Čigoć
vote ko i uvjek
4. članak a ni riči o Zadru, sramota...
svaka čast Istarskom ali samo je jedan pravi a to je Hercegovački Pršut.
ima pršut, ima vote!
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vote, bravo za nepresusnu inspiraciju nase lijepe zemlje
no Rovinj still : /
but vote : ] great article : ]
a ono oko prsuta si mogo sam napisat a ne sa wiki di sam talijane spominju
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svaka cast! ubaci fra luku ibrisimovic (sokol) 🙂
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svaki clanak ti je sve bolji i bolji,,,,genijalno, jedva cekam slijedeci dio,,,i kao obicno shouti za ovo,,,
vote za susjede 😃😃😃 !!!
i jedan clanak za razbibrigu 😃:😃!!!
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znaš već da ću V!!!! ali kako su mi zazubice se stvorile na pršut 😛
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pa Faust Vrančić i padobran, pa Penkala, pa da je Bijela Kuća od bračkog kamena, pa malo Ivan Meštrović i spomenik ispred UN itd itd .. imaš puno posla!
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For Goran, and for the "proshuto", because something similar and almost unique is made in my born part of Bulgaria, it can be made only there, near the Balkan (Stara Planina). And I know how delicious it is, and how good is with good red wine : ))) !
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NO SANADER, HDZ , NO VOTE !
Nice, but much to short.. 🙂
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Thanks for showing Motovun, but I think you're absolutrly not done with Istra! 😉
Hello again, great job.
Yesterday i found this Canon 500D commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Slvm_3Tk84
This commercial only broadcasted in Hong Kong,therefore from 0:40 comes out Cantonese, However the model is a Taiwanese named 金禧(Chin Hsi), and the kind guy spoke at 0:51 "沒問題(may-wen-ti)" just like Taiwanese daily talking, that's why she surprised.
Seems Taiwanese traveled to Croatia more, i found some web travel notes, many of them are new. 🙂
Waiting for Dec 17.
Karst, Mohorovitc discontiniuty and Proscuto, 3 GREAT reasons to visit Croatia 😁
BRAVO!!! V%S
@HanibalBG; Yes, so true, very nice with some Merlot or Teran! 🙂
Bijela kuća od biračkog kamena? Definitivno jedan od najboljih hoaxa u Hrvata. Nije bijela kuća vidjela kamena s ovog prostora, ne znam otkuda nam takve ideje i urbani mitovi. Kao i mitovi o marku polu, kralju arturu, gusaru morganu i njegovom blagu, pa sve do troje u hercegovini.
So far, I`ve noted that foreigners have great interest in Croatia.
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