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* [[Neolithic]] excavation sites in Ščitarjevo near [[Zagreb]], Sopot near [[Vinkovci]], Vučedol near [[Vukovar]], Nakovanj on the [[Peljesac|Pelješac]] peninsula and elsewhere
* [[Neolithic]] excavation sites in Ščitarjevo near [[Zagreb]], Sopot near [[Vinkovci]], Vučedol near [[Vukovar]], Nakovanj on the [[Peljesac|Pelješac]] peninsula and elsewhere
* Records of inhabitation of the island of [[Vis (island)|Vis]] by [[ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]] (the queen Teuta of Issa)
* Records of inhabitation of the island of [[Vis (island)|Vis]] by [[ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]] (the queen Teuta of Issa)
* Many buildings and ruins from the [[ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] period, including many Roman cities throughout the [[Dalmatia]]n coast, notably the aqueduct of Salona, emperor [[Diocletian]]'s Palace in [[Split]], [[Euphrasius]]' Basilica in [[Porec|Poreč]] and the [[Amphitheatre]] in [[Pula]].
* Many buildings and ruins from the [[ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] period, including many Roman cities throughout the [[Dalmatia]]n coast, notably the aqueduct of Salona, emperor [[Diocletian]]'s Palace in [[Split]], [[Euphrasian Basilica]] in [[Porec|Poreč]] and the [[Amphitheatre]] in [[Pula]].
[[Image:Zadar - église Saint-Donat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pre-Romanesque Church of St. Donatus in [[Zadar]], from the 9th century]]
[[Image:Zadar - église Saint-Donat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pre-Romanesque Church of St. Donatus in [[Zadar]], from the 9th century]]
The early middle ages brought the [[Migration Period|great migration of the Slavs]] and this period was perhaps a ''[[Dark Age]]'' in the cultural sense until the successful formation of the Slavic states which coexisted with Italic cities that remained on the coast, each of them were modelled like [[Venice]].
The early middle ages brought the [[Migration Period|great migration of the Slavs]] and this period was perhaps a ''[[Dark Age]]'' in the cultural sense until the successful formation of the Slavic states which coexisted with Italic cities that remained on the coast, each of them were modelled like [[Venice]].

Revision as of 01:36, 9 March 2007

Template:Croatian Culture The culture of Croatia in Slavonia and Dalmatia links as far back as the Late Middle Ages. The origin of the Croatian people is a hazy topic, but most historians agree the Croats' original homeland may have been in Southern Poland. From there, migratory Croatian tribes settle the Balkans. This is when Croatian cultural history began.

History

The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country.

Some of the earliest remaining historical features include:

Pre-Romanesque Church of St. Donatus in Zadar, from the 9th century

The early middle ages brought the great migration of the Slavs and this period was perhaps a Dark Age in the cultural sense until the successful formation of the Slavic states which coexisted with Italic cities that remained on the coast, each of them were modelled like Venice.

By joining the Hungarian state in the twelfth century, Croatia lost its independence, but it didn't lose its ties with the south and the west, and instead this ensured the beginning of a new era of Central European cultural influence. Similarly, the beginning of the wars with the Ottoman Empire caused many problems but in the long term it both reinforced the northern influence (by having the Austrians as the rulers) and also introduced a distinct oriental cultural influence.

The turbulent twentieth century re-oriented Croatia politically on many occasions and affected it in many other ways, but it couldn't significantly alter its already peculiar position at the crossroads of many different cultures.

The original families are uncertain but there is some connection to Miljak and Milicic. There is said to be more than 100 original families of Croatia

Education

Croatia has six universities in six larger cities:

Each of the universities in Croatia is composed of many independent "faculties" (Croatian fakultet, meaning college or department). Each independent college or department maintains its own administration, professional staff (also known as a "faculty") and campus. The colleges focus on specific areas of learning: Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Law, Engineering, Economy, Architecture, Medicine, and so on. Although a university's colleges or departments are usually located in the same city as the administration of the university, sometimes they are not. For example, Zagreb University's Faculty of Metallurgy is located in the city of Sisak.

There are also a number of scientific institutes, including the Institute "Ruđer Bošković" in Zagreb that excels in physics, or the Energy Institute "Hrvoje Požar" also in Zagreb.

The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb is a learned society promoting language, culture, and science from its first conception in 1836. (The juxtaposition of the words typically seen in English as "Arts and Sciences" is deliberate.)

The Roman Catholic Church was instrumental in the founding of many educational facilities in Croatia. The Church continues to maintain numerous seminaries and theological faculties in the country, as well as the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome for Croatian students in Rome.

People

Some of the people Croatians take special pride in include:

This list is far from inclusive: the list of Croatians includes all the people who influenced the Croatian culture and history.

Places

Cathedral of St. Jacob in Šibenik

The UNESCO has marked six places in Croatia as World Heritage:

As far as natural beauty goes, Croatia has eight national parks, mostly situated along the Adriatic coast.

Croatian cuisine

Main article: Croatian cuisine

Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous, and is therefore known as "the cuisine of regions". Its modern roots date back to proto-Slavic and ancient periods and the differences in the selection of foodstuffs and forms of cooking are most notable between those on the mainland and those in coastal regions. Mainland cuisine is more characterized by the earlier proto-Slavic and the more recent contacts with the more famous gastronomic orders of today - Hungarian, Viennese and Turkish - while the coastal region bears the influences of the Greek, Roman and Illyrian, as well as of the later Mediterranean cuisine - Italian and French.

A large body of books bears witness to the high level of gastronomic culture in Croatia, which in European terms dealt with food in the distant past, such as the Gazophylacium by Belostenec, a Latin-Kajkavian dictionary dating from 1740 that preceded a similar French dictionary. There is also Beletristic literature by Marulić, Hektorović, Držić and other writers, down to the work written by Ivan Bierling in 1813 containing recipes for the preparation of 554 various dishes (translated from the German original), and which is considered to be the first Croatian cookbook.

Sports and entertainment

Architecture

Main article: Architecture of Croatia
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