Introduction

Introduction

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Although Croatia developed under the impact of many different cultures – Greek, Roman, Celtic, Illyrian, Austrian, Hungarian, Byzantine, Islamic – it gave its own and unique imprint to the history of European civilization. See Prehistoric Archaeology in Croatia. Let us first give a very rough sketch of the main historical periods of the Croatia’s past: the arrival of the Croats to the Balkan peninsula at the beginning of the 7th century, the period of Croatian Princes and Kings of native…

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The origins

The origins

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The origins of the Croatian name are Iranian. The earliest mention of the Croatian name as Horovathos can be traced on two stone inscriptions in Greek language and script, dating from around the year 200, found by the Black Sea (more precisely in the seaport Tanais on the Azov sea, Krim). Both tablets are held in the Archeological museum in St Petersburg, Russia. One of the confluents to Don river near the region of Azov is called Horvatos (see [Pascenko],…

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White Croats

White Croats

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Constantine Porphyrogenitus (905-959), a Byzantine emperor and writer, mentions the state bearing the name of White Croatia. His description shows that it occupied a wide region around its capital Krakow, in parts of Bohemia, Slovakia, and Poland. The state disappeared in 999. St. Adalbert (Vojtech, 10th century) was a descendant of the White Croats, son of the White-Croatian prince Slavnik. He was spreading Christianity, education and culture, and to this end founded the benedictine monastery in Brevnov in 993. Also…

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The earliest Croatian Princes and Kings

The earliest Croatian Princes and Kings

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The earliest known Croatian prince was Borna, who ruled from around 812 to 821. Prince Trpimir ruled from 845 to 864. In 852 he issued the oldest known governmental document in the Latin script, where the Croatian name was mentioned (dux Chroatorum). The fact that his name is recorded in the Cedad Gospels (from today’s Italian city Cividale) shows the cultural level of his state. The most famous Benedictine monk Gottschalk found refuge at the Croatian court from 846 to…

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Generalities and basic facts about Croatia

Generalities and basic facts about Croatia

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Croatia has 56,542 square kilometers (plus its sea area – 31,900 sq.km.) 1,777 km of coastline (and more than 4,000 km of islands coastline), 4,437,000 inhabitants (just as a quarter of New York), and almost as many abroad, counting through last three generations. Among altogether 47 European countries Croatia is 26th with respect to its population, and also 26th with respect to its area.Among 47 European countries we also include Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Russia, but with respective population…

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The King of Dolls – LJEPOSLAV PERINIC

The King of Dolls – LJEPOSLAV PERINIC

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The collection of dolls is permanently exhibited at Tourist information center, Zrinjski trg 14, Zagreb, Croatia. Spanish translation by Zdravka Teresa Perinic de Bellofatto (2004)Russian translation by Dmitry Vedushenko (2001)Croatian translation by D. Z. (2002) © 1999 by Ljeposlav Perinic (1922-2005) and Darko Zubrinic I met Mr. Ljeposlav Perinic in the summer 1999 in Zagreb, after his friendly telephone call related to the famous Croatian Glagolitic Texte du Sacre in France. I learned an unusual story about his unique collection…

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until 1600

until 1600

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Stone Choir Screen Panel, Split, 11th century,probably Croatian Coats of Arms on wings of three falcons,(information by Adam Eterovic, USA; see also [Grakalic, p. 32])  Croatian Coat of Arms in The Senj Cathedral, 1491,which belonged to the family of Perovich in Lika, mentioned in the accompaning Latin text(at that time the Turkish Empire is near immediate vicinity of the towns of Senj, Karlovac and Sisak) Croatian Coat of Arms, not later than 1494,and probably much older (a remain of an…

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1600-1800

1600-1800

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Croatian coat of arms rom the book by Mavro Orbini: Il regno de gli Slavi, Pesaro 1601 Epitaph of Croatian ban Toma Erdödi (1558-1624) in the Zagreb Cathedral,with Croatian coat of arms (Regnum Sclavoniae, Croatiae, Dalmatiae):Erdödi is important for organizing and participating inthe 1593 battle near Sisak against the Turks. The victory echoed in the whole of Europe.  Croatian Coats of Arms of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia on a talir of King Matthias II, 1614.Photo from Bože Mimica: Dalmacija u…

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1800-1900

1800-1900

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Croatian Coat of Arms in the city of Sombor, the City Hall, 1808, and the Coat of Arms of Slavonia, andthe Coat of Arms of Dalmatia.The ceiling of the City Hall of Sombor with the Coat of Arms of the the city of Sombor in the middle,surrounded with Coats of arms of the United Kingodm of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia(bottom right, left, and up on the right respectively; missing on the photo, up on the left, Erdely’s Coat of Arms)…

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1900-1940

1900-1940

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A text by Josip Juraj Strossmajer (1815-1905), distinguished Croatian bishop. Source Dr. Hrvojka Mihanović-Salopek: Stella Maris of Slavonian Wheat Fields 1809 seal of the Free City of Osijek (Eszekiensis) A detail from memorial-book of participators of the First Croatian Savings Bank general meetings 1900-1904source: Jozo Ivanovic, Croatian State Archives, 2006, ISBN 953-6005-78-6 A detail from the Paris Room of the Croatian School Museum (Hrvatski školski muzej) in Zagreb from 1900.This cupboard has been made by young Croatian high-school students (Entrepreneurship school)…

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