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Cultural and historical inheritance
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Croatia abounds with cultural-historical monuments from all periods, thanks to stormy historical events and the intertwining of influences of different cultures. Influences of the Mediterranean culture, numerous monuments from Antiquity, the Roman period and early Middle Ages, Romanesque sacral heritage, and a series of preserved Mediterranean urban complexes characterize its seaside. Continental Croatia is part of the middle European cultural circle and its prominent because of numerous prehistoric finds of world importance, old towns, fortress and castles of the Middle Ages and cultural monuments and architecture of the baroque period.
BELEC - the church of St. Mary of the Snow, from 17th and 18th centuries, with valuable baroque artifacts
DUBROVNIK - one of the best-preserved medieval fortified cities on the Mediterranean; built mainly from the 13th to the 16th century; completely preserved city walls with towers, Rector's palace, the Cathedral, Sponza Palace, the Franciscan Monastery and Lovrijenac fortress; the old town is the part of UNESCO's World Heritage List
DJAKOVO - monumental cathedral of the bishop J. J. Strossmayer from the 19th century
HLEBINE - village near Koprivnica, a cradle of Croatian naive art
HVAR - preserved historical complex from the 15th century, encircled by walls; Hvar Theater from 1612. is the oldest city theatre in Europe
KNIN - medieval fortress above the city; surroundings are the richest architectural finds of the early Middle Ages in Croatia
KRAPINA - paleontological site, Husnjakovo, one of the most significant finds of Neanderthal Man in the world
LEPOGLAVA - the spacious Paulist monastery complex with the Church of St Mary, where the first college in Croatia was founded
MARIJA BISTRICA - the main Croatian pilgrimage center with the votive Church of St Mary
MOTOVUN - picturesque medieval town-museum on top of the hill
NIN - old Croatian churches of St Kriz and St Nikola from the 11th century
OSIJEK - historical urban center, Tvrdja, with a series of valuable buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries
OSOR on island of Cres - historical little town where there are many buildings from the classic and medieval period and well preserved medieval walls
OTAVICE near Drnis, town in the region of Dalmatinska zagora (Dalmatian Hinterland) - mausoleum of the Mestrovic family
PAG - well-preserved urban complex of a planned city, built in the15th century
POREC - historical urban complex; Euphrasius' Basilica from the 6th century, one of the most important early Byzantium monuments on the Mediterranean, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List
PULA - Roman amphitheatre from the 1st century, the third largest in the world; the Roman Golden Gate
RIJEKA - a castle on Trsat and the sanctuary of St Mary of Loretta
ROVINJ - historical urban complex with the Cathedral of St Euphemia from the18th century
SOLIN - archeological area with remains of the large roman town of Salona and a number of early Christian monuments
SPLIT - historical city center with the Antique Diokletian's Palace, one of the most important preserved late Roman historical monuments and a part of UNESCO's World Heritage List; the Cathedral of Saint Dujmo, the old Croatian church of St Trinity and other significant locations
SIBENIK - historical urban complex with the famed Renaissance Cathedral of St Jacob, the work of famous sculptors Juraj Dalmatinac and Nikola Fiorentinac, and a number of palaces and churches, a part of UNESCO's World Heritage
TRAKOSCAN - a Romanesque castle above the Trakoscan Lake
TROGIR - historical town on a small island; a Cathedral from the 13th century, with the famous portal of the master Radovan; the town is inscribe into the UNESCO World Heritage List
VARAZDIN - well preserved baroque urban complex; a number of valuable palaces, churches and monasteries; monumental Old town; city cemetery from the 19th century with its unique horticulture
VELIKI TABOR in Hrvatsko zagorje - the best preserved Renaissance fortress in Croatia from the 16th century
VUKOVAR - prehistoric archeological find, Vucedol, one of the most significant Neolithic finds in Europe; Eltz castle was hardly damaged during Serbian aggression on Vukovar in 1991.
ZADAR - historical urban complex with well-preserved walls; several antique and early medieval monuments, including a Roman forum and the unique pre-Romanesque circular church of St Donat from the 9th century
ZAGREB - historical urban complex of the medieval Upper Town and Kaptol; planned Lower Town from the second half of the 19th century, with a series of parks in the shape of horseshoe; the Zagreb Cathedral is the most prominent in the country
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