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May 2, 2024 · Age-old traditions run deep on the Istrian coast in Croatia, with unique music, language and dance still in evidence today and its people proudly working to ensure their survival far into the future.
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874 – 1938) Dubbed the Croatian Hans Christian Andersen, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić rose to fame as one of the most popular Croatian writers for children.
- Slava Raškaj (1877 – 1906) Slava Raškaj was a renowned Croatian painter, remembered as our greatest watercolorist of the late 19th century. Deaf-mute since birth, Raškaj spent her childhood in Ozalj and was sent to a school for the deaf in Vienna at the age of eight.
- Nada Dimić (1923 – 1942) Nada Dimić was a national heroine who fought with the Yugoslav Partisans in WWII. Between the ages of 16 and 18, Dimić joined the Communist Youth and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, joined the partisans as their first notable female member, took on special assignments, worked as an undercover agent, and coordinated partisan actions in Sisak and Karlovac.
- Dragojla Jarnević (1812 – 1875) Dragojla Jarnević was a poet, teacher and a fierce patriot, remembered as one of the most notable members of the Croatian national revival movement.
- Lidija Bačić. The singer Lidija Bačić is said to be the most attractive woman in Croatia, and except for her songs, she gets a lot of attention for her Instagram profile, where she regularly posts photos of herself wearing skimpy clothes.
- Izabel Kovačić. Izabel Kovačić is the wife of Mateo Kovačić, who plays for Real Madrid and the Croatian national team. She has more than 380 thousand Instagram followers.
- Severina. Aside from being probably the biggest star of this region, Severina is also one of the most beautiful women in Croatia. She has more than 800 thousand followers on Instagram and all her songs are absolute hits.
- Nives Celzijus. Starlet Nives Celzijus attracts the attention of the public with nude photos, but she is also an actress and a singer. Her 241 thousand followers on Instagram simply can’t resist her charm.
Demographics. According to the 2011 Croatian census, there are 2,218,554 women in Croatia out of a total population of 4,284,889. [4] The sex ratio of the population is 1.06 males per 1 female at birth and up to 14 years of age, and 0.99 males per 1 female between the ages of 15 and 64. But at ages over 64 the ratio is 0.64 males per 1 female.
Croatian (/ k r oʊ ˈ eɪ ʃ ən / ⓘ; hrvatski [xř̩ʋaːtskiː]) is the standardised variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language mainly used by Croats. It is the national official language and literary standard of Croatia, one of the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, the European Union and a recognized minority language ...
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić – writer, 1874 –1938. Ivana, born in Ogulin, is one of the most influential children’s authors and a Croatian writer recognized worldwide. Because of her virtuosity and the magical, mystical world of mythology she transferred to paper, many called her the Croatian Andersen or Tolkien. Some of her most significant ...
Croatian (hrvatski) Croatian is a South Slavic language spoken by about 6.7 million people mainly in Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an official language in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in the province of Vojvodina in Serbia. It is also recognised as a minority language in a number of other countries.
