Lana Barii- 6b

Did you know....

Croatia have 1246 islands?
It has the highest number of UNESCO
Intangible Goods of any European
country?
 that the smallest town in the world according
to Guiness World records is Hum in the
central part of Istria? It has only 23
inhabitants?
 that The White House was built using stones
from Croatias island Bra?
 that the most preserved Roman amphitheater
is located in Pula which is the only one in the
world with all 3 rows completely preserved?
that Croats had their own alphabet called
glagoljica (eng. Glagolitic) that was in
everyday use until the 18th century?
 our money is named after a rodent?
our coins are named after a lime tree?
 that Dalmatian dogs (seen in the movie 101
Dalmatians) got their name after Dalmatia a
south coastal region in Croatia?
 that the most successful skier in the history
of winter Olympic games is the Croatian skier
Janica Kosteli and that Croatia is a country
without skiing tradition? She won 4 Olympic
golden and 2 silver medals?
 that Croatia is the homeland of the famous
merchant traveler Marco Polo?
He was not the first European to reach China,
but he was the first to leave a detailed
chronicle of his experience. This book
inspired Christopher Columbus?
 Ivana Brli-Maurani was nominated for
the Nobel Prize in Literature four times in
1931 and 1935?
Her book Croatian Tales of Long Ago (Prie iz
davnine), published in 1916, is among the
most popular today?
 Croatia invented the necktie
The origins of the necktie go all the way back
to the 17th century?
 Famous scientist and inventor, Nikola Tesla
was born in the village of Smiljan which is
now part of Croatia?
 The smallest cathedral in the world is said to
be located in Nin, near Zadar.
 The people from Bra are known as a miser.

The people from Zagorje are known for

drinking wine.

Dalmatians are lazy.