history | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com Croatian news portal in English Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:33:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.croatiaweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-cww-150x150.jpg history | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com 32 32 First recorded mention of Zagreb 890 years ago today  https://www.croatiaweek.com/first-mention-zagreb-890-years-ago/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/first-mention-zagreb-890-years-ago/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:04:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=91243 Zagreb

890 years ago today, the name of Zagreb, which is today the capital of Croatia, was first recorded.  Zagreb was...

The post First recorded mention of Zagreb 890 years ago today  first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/first-mention-zagreb-890-years-ago/feed/ 0 VIDEO: How carnivals in Croatia were 100 years ago  https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-how-carnivals-in-croatia-were-100-years-ago/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-how-carnivals-in-croatia-were-100-years-ago/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=105816 Under the Masks - Carnivals in Croatia 100 years ago 

The Croatian State Archives (Hrvatski državni arhiv) offers another bite into the rich Croatian customs and history.  The programme “Under...

The post VIDEO: How carnivals in Croatia were 100 years ago  first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-how-carnivals-in-croatia-were-100-years-ago/feed/ 0 Croatian Archive of Australia website launched in Sydney   https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-archive-of-australia-website-launched-in-sydney/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-archive-of-australia-website-launched-in-sydney/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:44:43 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=139749 Croatian Archive of Australia

On Friday, December 1, 2023, the Croatian Archive of Australia Society unveiled its website – www.croarchive.org – at the Croatian...

The post Croatian Archive of Australia website launched in Sydney   first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-archive-of-australia-website-launched-in-sydney/feed/ 0 Luka Modrić writes El Clásico history in Spain https://www.croatiaweek.com/luka-modric-writes-el-clasico-history-in-spain/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/luka-modric-writes-el-clasico-history-in-spain/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:04:51 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=138506 Luka Modric player of the season Real Madrid

Croatian captain Luka Modrić (38) has written more history today, this time for his club Real Madrid. Now in his...

The post Luka Modrić writes El Clásico history in Spain first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/luka-modric-writes-el-clasico-history-in-spain/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Step into the past and explore Mljet’s rich history and heritage https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-step-into-the-past-and-explore-mljets-rich-history-and-heritage/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-step-into-the-past-and-explore-mljets-rich-history-and-heritage/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:31:42 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=135279 Historical Trails: New tourist product presented

The history and heritage of the island of Mljet is highlighted in the third edition of the new video series...

The post VIDEO: Step into the past and explore Mljet’s rich history and heritage first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-step-into-the-past-and-explore-mljets-rich-history-and-heritage/feed/ 0 Twin sisters Ivana and Josipa Jurković create Croatian rowing history  https://www.croatiaweek.com/twin-sisters-ivana-and-josipa-jurkovic-create-croatian-rowing-history/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/twin-sisters-ivana-and-josipa-jurkovic-create-croatian-rowing-history/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:26:01 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=126243 Croatian sisters and brothers win gold at World Rowing Cup in Zagreb

Ivana and Josipa Jurković have qualified for women’s pairs A final at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech...

The post Twin sisters Ivana and Josipa Jurković create Croatian rowing history  first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/twin-sisters-ivana-and-josipa-jurkovic-create-croatian-rowing-history/feed/ 0 Sandra Perković creates history with silver medal win at world championships in USA https://www.croatiaweek.com/sandra-perkovic-creates-history-with-silver-medal-win-at-world-championships-in-usa/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/sandra-perkovic-creates-history-with-silver-medal-win-at-world-championships-in-usa/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:16:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=124480 sandra perkovic croatia discus final Tokyo

ZAGREB, 21 July (Hina) – Croatia’s best track and field athlete, Sandra Perković, won silver in the women’s discus throw...

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It has been a phenomenal night for Croatian basketball star Bojan Bogdanović on Sunday as he created NBA history.  ...

The post Croatia’s Bojan Bogdanović creates NBA history  first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatias-bojan-bogdanovic-creates-nba-history/feed/ 0 Valentina Aščić creates history for Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics https://www.croatiaweek.com/valentina-ascic-creates-history-for-croatia-at-the-2022-winter-olympics/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/valentina-ascic-creates-history-for-croatia-at-the-2022-winter-olympics/#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:48:37 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=119004 Valentina Aščić creates history for Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

With her performance in the 500m discipline on Saturday, Valentina Aščić fulfilled her sporting dream and wrote Croatian sports history...

The post Valentina Aščić creates history for Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/valentina-ascic-creates-history-for-croatia-at-the-2022-winter-olympics/feed/ 0 Zlatko Dalić creates history as Croatia coach  https://www.croatiaweek.com/zlatko-dalic-creates-history-as-croatia-coach/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/zlatko-dalic-creates-history-as-croatia-coach/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:14:06 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=116381 Dalić reveals final Croatia squad for Nations League semi-final, talks visit to Pope

An emotional Zlatko Dalić shed tears on the bench when the final whistle went today after Croatia beat Russia 1-0...

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