- Croatia is home of the world’s smallest town called “Hum” .it is so small its population is only between 17 to 23 people.
- If you’re a Game of Thrones fan you’ll instantly recognise the city of Dubrovnik as it is the filming location for Kings Landing in the show. The city of Split was also used as one of the film locations.
- The world’s biggest truffle hails from Croatia
- The dog breed Dalmatian can be traced back to Croatia and the Dalmatia region.
- . The waterfront in Croatia is known as the Dalmatian coast.
- Croatia is home to the amphitheatre in Pula which was once the home of the bloody Roman gladiator fights.
- Croatians invented the parachute. (scientist - Faust Vrančić (1551 – 1617))
- . Zlatni rat beach changes in shape and color depending on the wind. This beach is in Bol, on the island of Brac. Its nickname is the Golden Horn.
- On the island of Susak women wear the shortest folk costumes in Europe.
- Zadar has the world’s first pipe organ played by the sea and is also known for its sunset which Alfred Hitchcock said was the most beautiful in the world.
- Vinkovci in eastern Croatia is one of the oldest towns in Europe. It has been continuously inhabited for more than 8,000 years!
- Croatians are the inventors of pen.Croatian Slavoljub Penkala invented a mechanical pencil, called the Penkala in 1906. Today we call it “pen.”
- The Walls of Ston are the longest preserved fortification system in the world after the Great Wall of China
- Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia.
- There are nearly more Croatians living outside of the country as living in Croatia (4.2 million).
well, that’s it . Hope you all enjoyed.
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