Verstehen · Kapitel 9
History of Croatia
From the Illyrians to the Romans, Venetians, and Habsburgs, to the modern EU state — Croatia's history explains why the country is the way it is today.
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Illyrians & Romans (until the 7th century)
The oldest traces of human settlement in the area of present-day Croatia date back over 100,000 years — the famous Nean…
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Middle Ages & Venetians (7th-18th centuries)
In the 7th century, the Croats (Hrvati) migrated — where exactly they came from is still disputed (probably from the ar…
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Habsburg & Austria-Hungary (1527-1918)
In 1527, the Croatian nobility elected Ferdinand I of Habsburg as king — the beginning of almost 400 years of Habsburg…
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Yugoslavia & Tito (1918-1991)
After the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918, Croatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (from…
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Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995)
On June 25, 1991 , Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia — on the same day as Slovenia. What followed were…
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Independence to present (1995-2026)
After the war, Croatia had to practically rebuild its land and economy. Under President Franjo Tuđman (1990-1999), poli…
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