History
The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country.
Some of the earliest remaining historical features include:
The early middle ages brought the great migration of the Slavs and this period was perhaps a Dark Age in the cultural sense until the successful formation of the Slavic states which coexisted with Italic cities that remained on the coast, each of them were modelled like Venice.
By joining the Hungarian state in the eleventh century, Croatia lost its independence, but it didn't lose its ties with the south and the west, and instead this ensured the beginning of a new era of Central European cultural influence. Similarly, the beginning of the wars with the Ottoman Empire caused many problems but in the long term it both reinforced the northern influence (by having the Austrians as the rulers) and also introduced a distinct oriental cultural influence.
The turbulent twentieth century re-oriented Croatia politically on many occasions and affected it in many other ways, but it couldn't significantly alter its already peculiar position at the crossroads of many different cultures.
Arts and literature
Education
Croatia has four universities in four regional centers:
Each of the universities is composed of several faculties which focus on more specific branches of education such as natural sciences, philosophy, economy, law, engineering, architecture, etc. The faculties are generally concentrated in the same city but they can also exist in other cities, such as the faculties in Zadar or Sisak.
There are also a number of scientific institutes.
There's also a Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb.
People
Some of the people Croatians take special pride in include:
This list is far from inclusive: the list of Croatians includes all the people who influenced the Croatian culture and history.
Places
The UNESCO has marked six places in Croatia as World Heritage:
As far as natural beauty goes, Croatia has eight national parks, mostly situated along the Adriatic coast.
Sports and entertainment
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