Place details
Place nameCroatia
Other namesRepublika Hrvatska, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia, Croatie, République de Croatie, Kroatië, Croacia, Kroatien, Croácia, HRV, HR, ISO191, HR00, Croatian, Croat
Latitude45.167
Longitude15.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was part of ancient Pannonia; settled by Slavic Croats from Ukraine 7th cen. AD; formed kingdom in 10th cen.; ruled by Hungary 1091-1526, then by Turks until late 17th cen.; was part of Austria-Hungary; was part of Yugoslavia from 1929; official language is Croatian.