The Republic of Croatia is a European country situated along the Adriatic Sea and its hinterland. It stretches from the slopes of the Alps and deep into the Pannonian Valley to the banks of the Danube and Drava rivers.
The golden story about Croatian handball started in Atlanta in 1996, when the brilliant generation led by Velimir Kljaić crowned the effort of all the previous years and took the Olympic golden medal. The second part of the golden story is the world champion title from Portugal in 2003. The golden trilogy was concluded in Athens at Olympic Games 2004
Zagreb is the biggest city and the capital of the Republic of Croatia. The city surface is 641,355 km2, and it has a population of about one million. The city of Zagreb is a scientific, political, administrative, economic and cultural center of Croatia. It is the residence of the Croatian Parliament, the President and the Croatian Government.
Split is a business, administrative and cultural centre of Dalmatia (200,000 inhabitants). A city and a harbour in middle Dalmatia, located on a peninsula between Kaštelan bay and Split canal. After the fall of Salona the citizens found shelter inside the palace walls.
Rijeka is a Mediterranean and a middle-European town situated in the Kvarnerski Zaljev bay in the Adriatic sea. Kvarner is a name that unifies the well-indented coast of the Croatian Littoral, its numerous immerses islands, but also the wooded mountains of the Gorski Kotar region in the coastal hinterland.
Zadar was for centuries the capital city of Dalmatia and today it is the centre of the region. A city with a rich heritage of world importance, visible at every step: the 1st century Roman Forum, St. Donatus’ Church from the 9th century - the most famous medieval basilica and trademark of the city.
Poreč, Parenzo, in Latin: Parentium. In a rough, two millennium long town history it seams like the
whole European history passed through Poreč: Romans, Aquilea, Huns, Byzant, Slovenes, Avars,
Ostrogots, Langobards, Francs, Venice, Napoleon, Austrian-Hungarian empire, Italy, Yugoslavia;
today Croatia
Pula. About three thousand years ago, on a hill where Kaštel stands today, the first town settlement was created- Histria fort. The real town history begins with the Romans. The official name of the town was Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola
Varaždin is economically and culturally developed centre of the County and of the north-west Croatia. It is situated on a very busy European crossroads, and besides its favourable position it also has a rich monumental and cultural heritage.