Croatia has become one of the most important tourism centers of Europe because of having one of the most beautiful seasides of the Mediterranean and touristic places to visit.
Visitors to the country also prefer Adriatic Sea coasts.
Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, is highly developed in terms of culture with street artists, theaters and concerts, is the capital of the country.
A large majority of the population speaks Croatian, the official language.
It is a neighbor to Slovenia in the north, Hungary in the northeast, Serbia in the east, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the southeast.
Map of the Counties of Croatia
Counties and Municipalities of Croatia
Bjelovar-Bilogora
The center is Bjelovar city. The surface area is 2,640 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 119,764.
Municipalities
- Berek
- Dežanovac
- Đulovac
- Hercegovac
- Ivanska
- Kapela
- Končanica
- Nova Rača
- Rovišće
- Severin
- Sirač
- Šandrovac
- Štefanje
- Velika Pisanica
- Velika Trnovitica
- Veliki Grđevac
- Veliko Trojstvo
- Zrinski Topolovac
Brod-Posavina
The center is the town of Slavonski Brod. The surface area is 2,030 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 158,575.
Municipalities
- Bebrina
- Brodski Stupnik
- Bukovlje
- Cernik
- Davor
- Donji Andrijevci
- Dragalić
- Garčin
- Gornja Vrba
- Gornji Bogićevci
- Gundinci
- Klakar
- Nova Kapela
- Okučani
- Oprisavci
- Oriovac
- Podcrkavlje
- Rešetari
- Sibinj
- Sikirevci
- Slavonski Šamac
- Stara Gradiška
- Staro Petrovo Selo
- Velika Kopanica
- Vrbje
- Vrpolje
Dubrovnik-Neretva
The center is the city of Dubrovnik. The surface area is 1,781 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 122,568.
Municipalities
- Blato
- Dubrovačko Primorje
- Janjina
- Konavle
- Kula Norinska
- Lastovo
- Lumbarda
- Mljet
- Orebić
- Pojezerje
- Slivno
- Smokvica
- Ston
- Trpanj
- Vela Luka
- Zažablje
- Župa Dubrovačka
Istria
The center is Pazin city. The surface area is 2,813 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 208,055.
Municipalities
- Bale
- Barban
- Brtonigla
- Cerovlje
- Fažana
- Gračišće
- Grožnjan
- Kanfanar
- Karojba
- Kaštelir-Labinci
- Kršan
- Lanišće
- Ližnjan
- Lupoglav
- Marčana
- Medulin
- Motovun
- Oprtalj
- Pićan
- Raša
- Sveta Nedelja
- Sveti Lovreč
- Sveti Petar
- Svetvinčenat
- Tar-Vabriga
- Tinjan
- Višnjan
- Vižinada
- Vrsar
- Žminj
- Funtana
Karlovac
The center is the city of Karlovac. The surface area is 3,626 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 128,899.
Municipalities
- Barilović
- Bosiljevo
- Cetingrad
- Draganić
- Generalski Stol
- Josipdol
- Kamanje
- Krnjak
- Lasinja
- Netretić
- Plaški
- Rakovica
- Ribnik
- Saborsko
- Tounj
- Vojnić
- Žakanje
Koprivnica-Križevci
The center is the town of Koprivnica. The surface area is 1,748 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 115,584.
Municipalities
- Drnje
- Đelekovec
- Ferdinandovac
- Gola
- Gornja Rijeka
- Hlebine
- Kalinovac
- Kalnik
- Kloštar Podravski
- Koprivnički Bregi
- Koprivnički Ivanec
- Legrad
- Molve
- Novigrad Podravski
- Novo Virje
- Peteranec
- Podravske Sesvete
- Rasinja
- Sokolovac
- Sveti Ivan Žabno
- Sveti Petar Orehovec
- Virje
Krapina-Zagorje
The center is the city of Krapina. The surface area is 1,229 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 132,892.
Municipalities
- Bedekovčina
- Budinšćina
- Desinić
- Đurmanec
- Gornja Stubica
- Hrašćina
- Hum na Sutli
- Jesenje
- Kraljevec na Sutli
- Krapinske Toplice
- Konjščina
- Kumrovec
- Marija Bistrica
- Lobor
- Mače
- Mihovljan
- Novi Golubovec
- Petrovsko
- Radoboj
- Sveti Križ Začretje
- Stubičke Toplice
- Tuhelj
- Veliko Trgovišće
- Zagorska Sela
- Zlatar Bistrica
Lika-Senj
The center is the city of Gospić. The surface area is 5,353 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 50,927.
Municipalities
- Brinje
- Donji Lapac
- Karlobag
- Lovinac
- Perušić
- Plitvička Jezera (Plitvice Lakes)
- Udbina
- Vrhovine
Međimurje
The center is in the town of Čakovec. The surface area is 729 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 113,804.
Municipalities
- Belica
- Dekanovec
- Domašinec
- Donja Dubrava
- Donji Kraljevec
- Donji Vidovec
- Goričan
- Gornji Mihaljevec
- Kotoriba
- Mala Subotica
- Nedelišće
- Orehovica
- Podturen
- Pribislavec
- Selnica
- Strahoninec
- Sveta Marija
- Sveti Juraj na Bregu
- Sveti Martin na Muri
- Šenkovec
- Štrigova
- Vratišinec
Osijek-Baranja
The center is Osijek city. The surface area is 4,155 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 305,032.
Municipalities
- Antunovac
- Bilje
- Bizovac
- Čeminac
- Čepin
- Darda
- Donja Motičina
- Draž
- Drenje
- Đurđenovac
- Erdut
- Ernestinovo
- Feričanci
- Gorjani
- Jagodnjak
- Kneževi Vinogradi
- Koška
- Levanjska Varoš
- Magadenovac
- Marijanci
- Petlovac
- Petrijevci
- Podravska Moslavina
- Podgorač
- Popovac
- Punitovci
- Satnica Đakovačka
- Semeljci
- Strizivojna
- Šodolovci
- Trnava
- Viljevo
- Viškovci
- Vladislavci
- Vuka
Požega-Slavonia
The center is Požega city. The surface area is 1,823 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 78,034.
Municipalities
- Brestovac
- Čaglin
- Jakšić
- Kaptol
- Velika
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
The center is in Rijeka. The surface area is 3,588 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 296,195.
Municipalities
- Baška
- Brod Moravice
- Čavle
- Dobrinj
- Fužine
- Jelenje
- Klana
- Kostrena
- Lokve
- Lovran
- Malinska-Dubašnica
- Matulji
- Mošćenička Draga
- Mrkopalj
- Omišalj
- Punat
- Ravna Gora
- Skrad
- Vinodol
- Viškovo
- Vrbnik
- Lopar
Šibenik-Knin
The center is the city of Šibenik. The surface area is 2,984 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 109,375.
Municipalities
- Biskupija
- Civljane
- Ervenik
- Kijevo
- Kistanje
- Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
- Pirovac
- Primošten
- Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
- Rogoznica
- Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
- Tisno
- Unešić
- Bilice
- Tribunj
Sisak-Moslavina
The center is Sisak city. The surface area is 4,468 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 172,439.
Municipalities
- Donji Kukuruzari
- Dvor
- Gvozd
- Hrvatska Dubica
- Jasenovac
- Lekenik
- Lipovljani
- Majur
- Martinska Ves
- Sunja
- Topusko
- Velika Ludina
Split-Dalmatia
The center is the city of Split. The surface area is 4,540 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 454,798.
Municipalities
- Baška Voda
- Bol
- Brela
- Cista Provo
- Dicmo
- Dugi Rat
- Dugopolje
- Gradac
- Hrvace
- Jelsa
- Klis
- Lećevica
- Lokvičići
- Lovreć
- Marina
- Milna
- Muć
- Nerežišća
- Okrug
- Otok
- Podbablje
- Podgora
- Podstrana
- Postira
- Prgomet
- Primorski Dolac
- Proložac
- Pučišća
- Runovići
- Seget
- Selca
- Sućuraj
- Sutivan
- Šestanovac
- Šolta
- Tučepi
- Zadvarje
- Zagvozd
- Zmijavci
Varaždin
The center is Varaždin city. The surface area is 1,262 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 175,951.
Municipalities
- Bednja
- Beretinec
- Breznica
- Breznički Hum
- Cestica
- Donja Voća
- Donji Martijanec
- Gornji Kneginec
- Jalžabet
- Klenovnik
- Ljubešćica
- Mali Bukovec
- Maruševec
- Petrijanec
- Sračinec
- Sveti Đurđ
- Sveti Ilija
- Trnovec Bartolovečki
- Veliki Bukovec
- Vidovec
- Vinica
- Visoko
Virovitica-Podravina
Central is the city of Virovitica. The surface area is 2,024 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 84,836.
Municipalities
- Crnac
- Čačinci
- Čađavica
- Gradina
- Lukač
- Mikleuš
- Nova Bukovica
- Pitomača
- Sopje
- Suhopolje
- Špišić Bukovica
- Voćin
- Zdenci
Vukovar-Srijem
The center is Vukovar city. The surface area is 2,454 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 179,521.
Municipalities
- Andrijaševci
- Babina Greda
- Bogdanovci
- Borovo
- Bošnjaci
- Cerna
- Drenovci
- Gradište
- Gunja
- Ivankovo
- Jarmina
- Lovas
- Markušica
- Negoslavci
- Nijemci
- Nuštar
- Privlaka
- Stari Jankovci
- Stari Mikanovci
- Štitar
- Tompojevci
- Tordinci
- Tovarnik
- Trpinja
- Vođinci
- Vrbanja
Zadar
The center is Zadar city. The surface area is 3,646 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 170,017.
Municipalities
- Bibinje
- Galovac
- Gračac
- Jasenice
- Kali
- Kolan (since 2003)
- Kruševo
- Kukljica
- Lišane Ostrovičke
- Novigrad
- Pakoštane
- Pašman
- Petrčane
- Polača
- Poličnik
- Posedarje
- Povljane
- Preko
- Privlaka
- Ražanac
- Sali
- Stankovci
- Starigrad
- Sukošan
- Sveti Filip i Jakov
- Škabrnja
- Tkon
- Vir
- Vrsi
- Zemunik Donji
Zagreb County
The center is the city of Zagreb. The surface area is 3,060 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 317,606.
Municipalities
- Bedenica
- Bistra
- Brckovljani
- Brdovec
- Dubrava
- Dubravica
- Farkaševac
- Gradec
- Jakovlje
- Klinča Sela
- Kloštar Ivanić
- Krašić
- Kravarsko
- Križ
- Luka
- Marija Gorica
- Orle
- Pisarovina
- Pokupsko
- Preseka
- Pušća
- Rakovec
- Rugvica
- Stupnik
- Žumberak
City of Zagreb
Zagreb city
The surface area is 641 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 790,017.
Districts of Zagreb
- Donji Grad
- Gornji Grad – Medveščak
- Trnje
- Maksimir
- Peščenica – Žitnjak
- Novi Zagreb – istok
- Novi Zagreb – zapad
- Trešnjevka – sjever
- Trešnjevka – jug
- Črnomerec
- Gornja Dubrava
- Donja Dubrava
- Stenjevec
- Podsused – Vrapče
- Podsljeme
- Sesvete
- Brezovica
History of Croatia
For the first time, Croatia was divided into counties in the Middle Ages. Administrative divisions changed over time due to the loss of land in Ottoman conquests over time, the liberation of these lands, the change of political status in Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria.
This traditional division has completely disappeared in the 1920s due to the Slovenian, Croatian, and Serbian kingdoms, followed by the oblasts and banovas created by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Croatia in the communist regime was one of the items that brought Yugoslavia into force, a force in the Second World War. During this period, the administrative structure was totally changed, and the country was divided into 100 municipalities.
With a law issued in 1992, it was again divided into administrative units from 1920, but 8 counties and centers established in 1918 in Translitia formed 7 counties beside Bjelovar, Gospić, Ogulin, Požega, Vukovar, Varaždin, Osijek and Zagreb
Since its re-division in 1992, the country has been divided into 20 counties and Zagreb Capital Territory. Zagreb has the authority to have a county and a city.
Counties’ boundaries have changed a few times; the most important of these changes came to the fore in 2006. Counties are divided into a total of 127 towns and 429 municipalities.
Croatia: Geography, Facts
- Population: 4,151,312
- Population Density: 74 per Km2
- Land Area: 55,960 Km ²
Geography
The major rivers pass through Sava, Drava, Cup and Danube, Hrvatsko Zagorje’s mountainous northern parts and the plains north of Slavonia.
The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, which flows along Vukovar in the eastern part of the country and draws part of the country’s border with Serbia.
The Adriatic coast and the central and southern regions close to the islands are composed of low mountain and woodland. Oil, coal, bauxite, low-quality iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clay, salt, and hydropower are found in the country.
Governance
Croatia is a unitary state that uses a parliamentary system of governance.
Its largest city and capital is Zagreb. Other important cities include Osijek, Varaždin, Gospić, and Bjelovar. The country where Dalmatian coast type is seen also consists of about 1000 islands and islets. Two of the largest and most popular islands are Cres and Krk.
Climate
The Mediterranean is ruling the Istria Peninsula and the Dalmatian coast. In these regions, summers are hot and dry, winters are warm and rainy. Inland and mountainous regions have a more severe climate.
Religion
Although there is no official religion in Croatia where the Christian religion is prevalent, the population of the Roman Catholic Church is intense. It is known that 80% of the population is Catholic and 4% is Orthodox.
Industry and Tourism
The Croatian economy is based on agriculture and industry. While the economy was based on agriculture and cattle fattening until the Second World War, the post-war industry quickly developed. Oil is extracted at various places in the country. The capital Zagreb is an important industrial center.
In Croatia, tourism constitutes a large part of the service sector and Croatia accounts for about 20% of its income. After the end of the Independence War of Croatia, the number of tourists coming to the country increased by 10 million to nearly four times.
Most of the tourists in Croatia are Croatian tourists, and so are the Germans, Slovenians, and Austrians.