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Interesting facts about Croatia

30 Interesting Facts About Croatia

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How much do you really know about Croatia? Check our fun fact list about Croatia and find out.

  1. Croatia has 1246 islands.
  2. The population of Croatia is estimated at 4.17 million in 2018.
  3. The official flower of Croatia is the iris.
  4. The majority of Croatians are Catholic.
  5. The capital of Croatia is the city of Zagreb.
  6. Croatian currency is known as the kuna, which is the Croatian word for marten.
  7. Croatia is ranked 123rd in the world when it comes to the size of the country.
  8. The largest island in Croatia is Krk.
  9. The highest Croatian peak Dinara is at 1,831 meters above sea level.
  10. Horvat is the most common surname in Croatia.
  11. Almost 10% of the Croatian territory is under UNESCO protection within 11 nature parks, 8 national parks, and two nature reserves.
  12. Luka’s Pit (Lukina Jama), the 14th depth in the world (1431 m), is located on Velebit Mountain.
  13. The Pag cheese (Paški sir)  is a famous cheese from the island of Pag that is made from sheep milk, giving it a distinctive flavor.
  14. The world’s smallest town is Hum.
  15. The oldest Croatian text was written in 1100, and it is called the Baška tablet. (Baščanska ploča)
  16. Picigin is on the list of the intangible heritage under UNESCO protection. It is a traditional amateur sport, played in shallow water, and the goal is to prevent the ball from tapping the water.
  17. The last remaining Griffon Vulture is located on the Croatian island of Cres.
  18. Faust Vrančić was the first man to build and test a parachute.
  19. Croatian town -Vinkovci – is the oldest European city in which people live continuously for more than 8,300 years.
  20. Croatia is the country from which the famous Dalmatian breed comes, and the name is given by a region called Dalmatia.
  21. Nikola Tesla – father of the alternating-current electrical system that’s widely used today – was born in Croatia.
  22. The world’s first torpedo was constructed – Ivan Lupis Vukić.
  23. The Mag Light was invented by a Croatian – Anthony “Tony” Maglica.
  24. Croatian Slavoljub Penkala invented a mechanical pencil. Today we call it “pen.”
  25. Croatians invented a necktie, so because of them, you look good in the suite.
  26. The HIT series Game of Thrones was filmed on the Dalmatian coast in Split & Dubrovnik.
  27. The richest collection in the world of remains of Neanderthals was discovered in Krapina.
  28. The remains of a German WWII ship can be seen in just a few meters of clear water in Zavratnica bay.
  29. There is a Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia, where heartbroken people donate the remainders of their loved ones in the museum.
  30. 2Cellos are Croatian-Slovenian cellist duo that plays instrumental arrangements of well-known pop, rock, and classical songs.

Photo by: Ralph Arvesen (CC BY 2.0)

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