Facts about Croatia you didn't know!

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Croatia is a small country with 4 mil people in the Europe, but even small, Croatia is interesting.
Here are some things that you didn't know about my county (me neither).

The oldest city in Europe is located in Croatia and it is Vinkovci, which has been inhabited for eight thousand years.

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tz-vinkovci.hr

Zadar has the first organ in the world that plays the sea.

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hotel-pinija.hr

Even 10 percent of Croatia is protected. This area covers 11 nature parks, eight national parks and two strict reserves.

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tz-preko.hr

Hum in Istria is the smallest city in the world with only 20 inhabitants.

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istrien7.hr

If you spread the map of the world, the place Ludbreg would be at its very center.

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turizam-vzz.hr

The richest site of Neanderthal remains in the world was discovered in Krapina.

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wikipedia.org

Croatia is the country from which the oldest Slavic letter originated.

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bosnianchurc.org

Croatia protects its endangered animal species, so the last species of Mediterranean bear swim in Croatian waters.

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ronitisemora.hr

The largest truffles in the world were excavated from the Croatian country.

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plavakamenica.hr

Pen has invented our Slavoljub Penkala since 1906.

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genius-croatia.hr

Croatians invented a tie.

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osjecka.com

Croats are one of the most affluent peoples of the world, the Croat community lives on all continents of the world.

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lika-klub.hr

Faust Vrancic from 艩ibenik was the first in the world to invent a parachute.

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sibenski-portal.hr

The American White House in Washington, the home of the American president, was built of white stone from island Bra膷.

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rajnazemlji.hr

The oldest theater in the world that has been operating continuously since 1612 is located in Croatia on the island of Hvar.

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tzhvar.hr

That's my small list. Maybe you have some more interesing facts about my country.
I also wanna hear interesting facts about your countries.

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