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About Croatia
Croatia resembles an arc, with a long Adriatic coastline forming the western leg, and the land between the rivers Drava and Sava forming the northern leg. The capital, Zagreb, sits on the intersection of the northern and western legs of the arc. The Adriatic coastline has as many as 1,185 islands, while the 1,500-meter high Dinaric Alps run the length of the country. The Styrian Alps run north to southeast down the northern leg of Croatia, descending to the Hungarian plain in the extreme east at Osijek; much of this land is lower lying than the rest of Croatia and includes areas of marshlands. The Dalmatian coast and islands are important to future economy.
The rivers in western Croatia tend to be small mountain streams. The Danube forms the eastern border with Yugoslavia (Serbia) while the other two large rivers, the Sava and Drava, form the southern and northern borders with Bosnia-Herzegovinian and Hungary respectively. The land area between the rivers is dissected by many other smaller tributaries.
The Adriatic coastline is the most prominent feature of Croatia. It runs the entire length of the western border, from the 430-km Istrian peninsula in the north to Dubrovnik in the south. The coast is highly indented with rocky cliffs and many small inlets.
Good starting point to get more info about Croatia:
National Tourist Board site or Official Croatia site
Live info
Weather forecast:At 10:30am in nearby Makarska it is overcast, current temperature is 19C, humidity 91%, preasure 1012.7hPa. Wind blowing from northeast 1m/s.
Ferries:
Departures from Drvenik every day at 5:45, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 15:45, 17:15, 19:00, 20:30 and 22:30. Departures from Sucuraj every day at 5:00, 6:30, 8:15, 9:45, 11:15, 12:45, 15:00, 16:30, 18:00, 19:45 and 21:30. Price per person 13.00kn, price per car up to 2m in height 95.00kn. Camper, minibus, boat trailer up to 5m in length 0.00kn. 5m to 7m in length 198.00kn. 264.00kn for cars longer than 7m. Bikes 26.00kn.
Euro exchange rate:
1 EUR = 7.28 kn
informative rate
subject to changes
Did you know?
Croatia is the home to the lead graphite technical pencil. Invented by Slavoljub Penkala, the pencil was among 75 other technical advancements invented by the native Croatian.
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