Kulturhistorisches Erbe

Croatia abounds with cultural-historical monuments from all periods, thanks to stormy historical events and the intertwining of influences of different cultures. Influences of the Mediterranean culture, numerous monuments from Antiquity, the Roman period and early Middle Ages, Romanesque sacral heritage, and a series of preserved Mediterranean urban complexes characterize its seaside. Continental Croatia is part of the middle European cultural circle and its prominent because of numerous prehistoric finds of world importance, old towns, fortress and castles of the Middle Ages and cultural monuments and architecture of the baroque period.

BELEC - the church of St. Mary of the Snow, from 17th and 18th centuries, with valuable baroque artifacts

DUBROVNIK - one of the best-preserved medieval fortified cities on the Mediterranean; built mainly from the 13th to the 16th century; completely preserved city walls with towers, Rector's palace, the Cathedral, Sponza Palace, the Franciscan Monastery and Lovrijenac fortress; the old town is the part of UNESCO's World Heritage List

DJAKOVO - monumental cathedral of the bishop J. J. Strossmayer from the 19th century

HLEBINE - village near Koprivnica, a cradle of Croatian naive art

HVAR - preserved historical complex from the 15th century, encircled by walls; Hvar Theater from 1612. is the oldest city theatre in Europe

KNIN - medieval fortress above the city; surroundings are the richest architectural finds of the early Middle Ages in Croatia

KRAPINA - paleontological site, Husnjakovo, one of the most significant finds of Neanderthal Man in the world

LEPOGLAVA - the spacious Paulist monastery complex with the Church of St Mary, where the first college in Croatia was founded

MARIJA BISTRICA - the main Croatian pilgrimage center with the votive Church of St Mary

MOTOVUN - picturesque medieval town-museum on top of the hill

NIN - old Croatian churches of St Kriz and St Nikola from the 11th century

OSIJEK - historical urban center, Tvrdja, with a series of valuable buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries

OSOR on island of Cres- historical little town where there are many buildings from the classic and medieval period and well preserved medieval walls

OTAVICE near Drnis, town in the region of Dalmatinska zagora (Dalmatian Hinterland) - mausoleum of the Mestrovic family

PAG - well-preserved urban complex of a planned city, built in the15th century

POREC - historical urban complex; Euphrasius' Basilica from the 6th century, one of the most important early Byzantium monuments on the  Mediterranean, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List

PULA - Roman amphitheatre from the 1st century, the third largest in the world; the Roman Golden Gate

RIJEKA - a castle on Trsat and the sanctuary of St Mary of Loretta

ROVINJ - historical urban complex with the Cathedral of St Euphemia from the18th century

SOLIN - archeological area with remains of the large roman town of Salona and a number of early Christian monuments

SPLIT - historical city center with the Antique Diokletian's Palace, one of the most important preserved late Roman historical monuments and a part of  UNESCO's World Heritage List; the Cathedral of Saint Dujmo, the old Croatian church of St Trinity and other significant locations

SIBENIK - historical urban complex with the famed Renaissance Cathedral of St Jacob, the work of famous sculptors Juraj Dalmatinac and Nikola Fiorentinac, and a number of palaces and churches, a part of UNESCO's World Heritage

TRAKOSCAN - a Romanesque castle above the Trakoscan Lake

TROGIR - historical town on a small island; a Cathedral from the 13th century, with the famous portal of the master Radovan; the town is inscribe into the UNESCO World Heritage List

VARAZDIN - well preserved baroque urban complex; a number of valuable palaces, churches and monasteries; monumental Old town; city cemetery from the 19th century with its unique horticulture

VELIKI TABOR in Hrvatsko zagorje - the best preserved Renaissance fortress in Croatia from the 16th century

VUKOVAR - prehistoric archeological find, Vucedol, one of the most significant Neolithic finds in Europe; Eltz castle was hardly damaged during Serbian aggression on Vukovar in 1991.

ZADAR - historical urban complex with well-preserved walls; several antique and early medieval monuments, including a Roman forum and the unique pre-Romanesque circular church of St Donat from the 9th century

ZAGREB - historical urban complex of the medieval Upper Town and Kaptol; planned Lower Town from the second half of the 19th century, with a series of parks in the shape of horseshoe; the Zagreb Cathedral is the most prominent in the country