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Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia - Zagreb
Zagreb (pronounced: [ˈzɑː.greb]) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia Ii - Zagreb - Population
Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagreb: Encyclopedia Ii - Zagreb - Population
Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County: Encyclopedia Ii - County - United States
Main article: County (United States) The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states of the United States for the tier of state governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia - History
The red and white checkerboard has been a symbol of Croatian kings since at least the 10th century, ranging in size from 3×3 to 8×8, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Encyclopedia - Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598, Naples – November 28, 1680, Rome) was a towering baroque artist in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balkans: Encyclopedia - Balkans
The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. The region has a combined area of 728,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1991: Encyclopedia - 1991
1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1991 - Events. 1991 - January. January 2 - Sharon Pratt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ante Pavelić: Encyclopedia - Ante Pavelić
Ante Pavelić (July 14, 1889 - December 28, 1959) was the leader and founding member of the Croatian Ustasha movement in the 1930s and la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina
Adnan Terzic Bosnia and Herzegovina (locally: Bosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина, most commonly abbreviated as BiH)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosniaks: Encyclopedia - Bosniaks
Serbia and Montenegro:    c. 245,000   Serbia:   136,087 [+19,503] (2002) [1]   Montenegro:  ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Challenge 1932: Encyclopedia - Challenge 1932
The Challenge 1932 was the third International Tourist Plane Contest (French: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vučedol Culture: Encyclopedia - Vučedol Culture
The Vučedol culture was an Indo-European culture from 4000 to 3000 BC (eneolithic), centered in eastern Slavonia on the right bank of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Universities Debating Championship: Encyclopedia - World Universities Debating Championship
The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) is the largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international stude...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andriy Shevchenko: Encyclopedia - Andriy Shevchenko
* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of {{{pcupdate}}}. ** National team caps and goals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vril: Encyclopedia - Vril
Vril is a word from a science-fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton titled Vril: The Power of the Coming Race and published in 1870. In t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vienna: Encyclopedia - Vienna
Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shanghai: Encyclopedia - Shanghai
Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: Shànghǎi ▶ (help·info); Shanghainese IPA: /zɑ̃ hɛ/; Lumazi: Zanhe) , situated on the banks of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1094: Encyclopedia - 1094
1094 - Events. May - the siege of Valencia ends November 27 - Urban II in Clermont Synod proclaims crusade Duncan III of Scotland succ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia: Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Croatia
The Croatian coat of arms consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1874: Encyclopedia - 1874
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Traffic Control: Encyclopedia - Air Traffic Control
Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by ground based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air to ensure sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adria Airways: Encyclopedia - Adria Airways
Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Allia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accidents And Incidents In Aviation: Encyclopedia - Accidents And Incidents In Aviation
An aviation accident is an incident on board an aircraft causing injury or death to one or more persons. The U.S. National Transportation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alvar Aalto: Encyclopedia - Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 - May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. He was a Scandinavian modernist designer,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varaždin County: Encyclopedia - Varaždin County
The Varaždin county of Croatia - Varaždinska županija is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Hungary. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Language: Encyclopedia - Croatian Language
The Croatian language is a language of the western group of South Slavic languages which is used primarily by the Croats. It is one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ustaše: Encyclopedia - Ustaše
The Ustaše (often spelled Ustashe in English; singular Ustaša or Ustasha) was a Croatian far-right organisation put in charge of the In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Croatian Orthodox Church
This was a church in Croatia made during World War II by the Ustasha regime in the Independent State of Croatia. It was meant to be a chu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County: Encyclopedia - County
Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Brit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia: Encyclopedia - Croatia
The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Una-sana Canton: Encyclopedia - Una-sana Canton
Una-Sana Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country. The center of canton g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varaždin: Encyclopedia - Varaždin
Varaždin (German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km north of Zagreb on the highwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 30: Encyclopedia - August 30
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. August 30 - Events. 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kyoto: Encyclopedia - Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都市; Kyōto-shi) is a city in Japan, which has a population of a little more than 1.5 million. Formerly the imperi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatia Airlines: Encyclopedia - Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Croatia, based in Zagreb. It operates services to domestic and international destinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals: Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals
The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1669: Encyclopedia - 1669
1669 - Births. February 2 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (d. 1732) May 26 - Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivana Brlić-mažuranić: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivana Brlić-mažuranić - Life
She was born on April 18, 1874 in Ogulin, Croatia into a well known Croatian family of Mažuranić. Her father Vladimir Mažuranić was a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivo Andrić: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivo Andrić - Biography
Andrić was born on October 9, 1892, in the village of Dolac near Travnik, Bosnia, then part of Austria-Hungary and today part of Bosnia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varaždin: Encyclopedia Ii - Varaždin - History
The first written reference to Varaždin was in 1181, when King Bela III mentioned the nearby thermal springs (Varaždinske Toplice) in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Universities Debating Championship: Encyclopedia Ii - World Universities Debating Championship - Detailed Annual History Of The World Universities Debating Championship
World Universities Debating Championship - Glasgow University Union 1981 Glasgow Scotland. The first Championship was hosted in January...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josip Broz Tito: Encyclopedia Ii - Josip Broz Tito - Early Years
Tito was born Josip Broz in Kumrovec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (today Croatia), in an area called Zagorje. He was the seventh child in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1974: Encyclopedia Ii - 1974 - Events
1974 - January. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. January 6 - In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janica Kostelić: Encyclopedia Ii - Janica Kostelić - Career
After coming back from a knee injury in year 2001, she won the Alpine Skiing World Cup that year. In the 2002 Winter Olympics she won thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivo Robić: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivo Robić - Domestic Career
Robić was born in Garesnica He began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ustaše: Encyclopedia Ii - Ustaše - History
Ustaše - Before WWII. In October 1928, after the assassination of Stjepan Radić, a radical youth group named Hrvatski Domobran starte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varaždin County: Encyclopedia Ii - Varaždin County - Geography
The towns in Varaždin county are: Varaždin, Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, there are additionally 22 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kyoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Kyoto - History
Though archaeological evidence places the first human settlement on the islands of Japan to approximately 10,000 BC, relatively little is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Towns: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Towns - Australia
List of towns - Australian Capital Territory. Jervis Bay Tharwa List of towns - New South Wales. Ashford Ballina Balranald Bateman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Stadiums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Stadiums - Africa
List of stadiums - Algeria. Stade 5 Julliet 1962, Algiers Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba Stade 24 Fevrier 1956, Sidi Bel Abbes Stade Ahmed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems - Asia
List of light-rail transit systems - People's Republic of China. Anshan Changchun Dalian Hong Kong - Hong Kong Tramways, KCR Light...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Olahus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolaus Olahus - Activities
Olahus was particularly active in the Counter-Reformation; even before his elevation to the Archbishopric of Gran, he had been a very zea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities - Europe
List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mainz: Encyclopedia Ii - Mainz - History
The Roman stronghold of castrum Moguntiacum, the precursor to Mainz, was founded by the Roman general Drusus in 13 BC. Moguntiacum was an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirko And Stjepan Seljan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirko And Stjepan Seljan - South America
In April of 1903 the two brothers left for Rio de Janeiro in Brazil with the intention of entering areas that were, until that time, unkn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miroslav Krleža: Encyclopedia Ii - Miroslav Krleža - Krleža's Work
However interesting Krleža's political and social stance toward various ideological and political events may be, his enduring legacy is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Indoor Arenas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indoor Arenas - North America
List of indoor arenas - Canada. Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario Bell Centre - Montreal, Quebec (formerly Molson Centre) (the big...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Clubs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Clubs - Austria
Main article: List of football clubs in Austria FC Kärnten VfB Admira Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien SW Bregenz Grazer AK SV Mattersbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cathedrals: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cathedrals - China People's Republic Of
List of cathedrals - Hong Kong. St John's Cathedral (聖約翰座堂) (The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (香港聖公會) (Hong Kong Angli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osijek-baranja County: Encyclopedia Ii - Osijek-baranja County - County Government
Current Župan (prefect): Krešimir Bubalo (HDZ) The county assembly is composed of 51 representatives, organized as follows: Croatian D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Petersburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Petersburg - Landmarks And Tourist Attractions
The majestic appearance of St. Petersburg is achieved through a variety of architectural details including long, straight boulevards, vas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liber Linteus: Encyclopedia Ii - Liber Linteus - Discovery
Liber Linteus - Purchase of the mummy. In 1848, Mihajlo Barić (1791–1859), a Croatian minor official in the Hungarian Royal Chancell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Basketball Players Who Have Scored 100 Points In A Single Game: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Basketball Players Who Have Scored 100 Points In A Single Game - College
Frank Selvy is the only person to score 100 points in an NCAA Division I game, when he scored exactly 100 for Furman against Newberry Col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nikolai Tolstoy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nikolai Tolstoy - Political Activity
A committed monarchist, Tolstoy is Chancellor of the International Monarchist League. He was also Chairman of the London-based Russian Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries At The Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries At The Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii - List Of Official Delegations In Seating Order
At the funeral, each country's dignitaries were seated alphabetically according to the French spelling of their country's name. That orde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Countries By Continent: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Countries By Continent - Eurasia
List of countries by continent - Asia.  Afghanistan - Kabul  Armenia - Yerevan  Azerbaijan - Baku  Bahrain - Manam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Name Changes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Name Changes - Canada
List of city name changes - British Columbia. Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver List of city n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirko Filipović: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirko Filipović - Biography
Mirko Filipović - Martial Arts career. Filipović started his professional career in 1996 as a kickboxer, following the footsteps of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maksim Mrvica: Encyclopedia Ii - Maksim Mrvica - History
Mrvica was born in Šibenik, a town on the Adriatic coast in Croatia. He started taking up piano lessons at the age of nine from Marija S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taizé Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Taizé Community - Priory
The priory was initiated in 1940 by Frère Roger (Brother Roger), who remained its Prior until his death on August 16, 2005 and is dedica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knin: Encyclopedia Ii - Knin - History
In the 1st century BC in the near of today's Knin was the town Burnum, Illirian and Roman military camp. Town of Knin is mentioned in 10t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lavoslav Ružička: Encyclopedia Ii - Lavoslav Ružička - Early Years And Education
Ružička was born in Vukovar (at the time part of Austria-Hungary). His family of craftsmen and farmers was of Czech, German and Croatia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lika-senj County: Encyclopedia Ii - Lika-senj County - Geography
The county has a total area of 5352 km². Lika-Senj County - Adjacent counties. Karlovac county - northeast Primorje-Gorski Kotar coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what exactly happened and why. The Holocaust - Who was directly involved i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karlovac: Encyclopedia Ii - Karlovac - History
Karlovac was founded as a six-pointed star fortress built in the 16th century on the Zrinski estate near the old town of Dubovac at the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vienna: Encyclopedia Ii - Vienna - Leisure Activities
Vienna - Nightlife. Vienna has a variety of nightlife options. Its low crime rate and extensive public transportation network make goin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kajkavian Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Kajkavian Dialect - History
Dialectogical investigations of kajkavian dialect have begun at the end of the 19th century: the first comprehensive monograph was writte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaposvár: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaposvár - History
According to legend, the city was founded on seven hills like Rome. The area has been inhabited already 5000 years BCE. Around 400 BCE Ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rail Accidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rail Accidents - 2000s
List of rail accidents - 2000. January 4, 2000 – Åsta in Åmot, Norway: Two passenger trains collide on Rørosbanen killing 19 peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ljubljana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ljubljana - Name
Ljubljana is pronounced [ljub'ljʌna] in English and Slovenian. Its German name is Laibach (/'lɑɪbax/) while the Italian is Lubiana (/l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mihailo Petrović: Encyclopedia Ii - Mihailo Petrović - Life
Alas was born on April 24, 1868, in Belgrade, as a first child of Nikodim, professor of theology, and Milica (born Lazarević). He finish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Frontier: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Frontier - History
Military Frontier - Ottoman wars. The Ottoman wars in Europe caused the border of the Kingdom of Hungary and subsequently the Habsburg ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Međimurje County: Encyclopedia Ii - Međimurje County - Physical Characteristics
The county covers the plains between the rivers of Mura and Drava, (Mur and Drau in German), both of which occasionally flood and frequen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mainz: Encyclopedia Ii - Mainz - History
The Roman stronghold of castrum Moguntiacum, the precursor to Mainz, was founded by the Roman general Drusus in 13 BC. Moguntiacum was an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osijek: Encyclopedia Ii - Osijek - History
The beginnings of man's residence in Osijek goes back to neolithic times, and the first known inhabitants belong to the Illyrian tribes. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - People And Culture
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - Demographics. According to the census of 2000, there are 334,563 people, 143,739 households, and 74,169 famil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mario Ančić: Encyclopedia Ii - Mario Ančić - Tennis Career
Mario started playing tennis at the age of seven. He was one of the top juniors in the world. In 1999, he represented Croatia in the NEC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josip Broz Tito: Encyclopedia Ii - Josip Broz Tito - Early Years
Tito was born Josip Broz in Kumrovec, northwestern Croatia, in an area called Zagorje, which was then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jure Francetić: Encyclopedia Ii - Jure Francetić - Controversy
In June 2000, the Slunj branch of Association of war veterans "Hrvatski domobran" erected a memorial plaque in honor of Francetić with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sisak: Encyclopedia Ii - Sisak - History
The long history of urban life here (around 2,500 years) as well the extremely favourable position on the confluence of three rivers, (th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgrade Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Belgrade Airport - History
Belgrade's first international airport was opened in March 1927 and it was in the place of today's Novi Beograd. From February 1928 plane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dražen Petrović: Encyclopedia Ii - Dražen Petrović - Rise To Greatness
Dražen Petrović - Cibona. After spending a year serving the compulsory time in the military, Dražen followed his brother's footsteps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bechtel Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Bechtel Corporation - Company History And Timeline
Bechtel Corporation - Early 1900s. Bechtel has always functioned as a family-owned company. Its founder, Warren A. Bechtel, started as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dragutin Gorjanović-kramberger: Encyclopedia Ii - Dragutin Gorjanović-kramberger - Krapina
In 1899 on Hušnjak hill, near the town of Krapina in Croatia, he discovered a very rich Neandertal site of an early man today known as K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Brother Croatian Tv Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Big Brother Croatian Tv Series - First Season 2004
First season ran for exactly 100 days, from September 18th to December 26th 2004. It received highest ratings and proved to be one of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bjelovar-bilogora County: Encyclopedia Ii - Bjelovar-bilogora County - County Government
Current Župan (prefect): Damir Bajs (HSS) The county assembly is composed of 43 representatives, organized as follows: Croatian Peasant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Slavic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - South Slavic Languages - Central Or Eastern Western Group Of South Slavic Languages
South Slavic languages - History. Each of these primary and secondary dialectical units breaks down into subdialects and accents by reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - History
Main article: History of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period. Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Ne...   » Read the article