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picka by Drazen April 25, 2004
kava by Drazen April 25, 2004
A city of southwest Croatia on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. Founded as a Roman colony, it later grew around a palace built by Diocletian in the early fourth century A.D. Population: 200,459
Split by Drazen April 25, 2004
The capital and largest city of Croatia on the Sava River in the north-central part of the country. Originally a Roman town, it came under the control of Hungary in the 13th century. During the 19th century the city was a center of Croatian nationalism, and it became the capital of an autonomous Croatia within the kingdom of Hungary in 1868. Zagreb was a part of Yugoslavia from after World War I until 1991. Population: 867,717.
Zagreb by Drazen April 25, 2004
A city of eastern Croatia on the Drava River east-southeast of Zagreb. The city grew on the site of a Roman colony and fortress and was under Turkish rule from 1526 to 1687. Population: 129,792.
Pronunciation Key (ôs-k, -yk)
Osijek by Drazen April 25, 2004
an arm of the Mediterranean between Croatia and Albania on the east and Italy on the west .
We are going swimming in the Adriatic.
Adriatic by Drazen April 25, 2004
A country of southern Europe along the northeast Adriatic coast. It was settled by Croats in the 7th century, became a kingdom in the 10th century, and reached the height of its power in the 11th century before being conquered by Hungary in 1091. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, Croatia became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia. Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Croatia by Drazen April 25, 2004
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