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CRO AATIA CROATIANSYMBOLS CROATIANFLAG CROATIANANTHEM MONEY:HRVATSKAKUNA The official language isisCroatianCroatian ..

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OPRSŠTUVZŽ •• THERE AREMANY ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES ININ . • ISTHE CAPITALOF CROATIA. •• THE REPUBLICOFOF REPUBLIC CROATIAHAS CROATIA HAS AROUND 44 500 000 INHABITANTSINHABITANTS..

•• ALMOST 10000001000000PEOPLEPEOPLELIVEININ LIVE ZAGREB. ZAGREB MAINSQUARE ST.MARK'SCHURCHINZAGREB CATHEDRAL Park

Football stadium Zoo

Maksimir NUMBERS - BROJEVI 1JEDAN 2DVA 3TRI 4ČETIRI 5PET 6ŠEST 7SEDAM 8OSAM 9DEVET 10DESET CROATIAISCROATIAISFAMOUSFAMOUS FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL NATIONALNATIONALPARKSPARKS.. ThePlitvicelakesareprobablythemost famousone,consistingof16magnificent lakesthatareconnectedbywaterfallsand cascades. (www.npplitvickajezera.hr) Brijuni Kornati Krka SjeverniVelebit/NorthernVelebit Paklenica Risnjak FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM FROM CRO AATIA NikolaTesla

HeHewaswas ananmechanical and electrical engineer and inventorinventor.. SlavoljubPenkala

HeHewaswasengineer and inventorinventor,he,he invented aamechanicalmechanicalpencil.. pencil TWO CELLOS analpineskiracer topfemalehighjumpathlete 2010 WorldIndoorChampionships Doha,Qatar 1st 2.00m(o) EuropeanChampionships Barcelona,Spain 1st 2.03m(xo) CROATIANPLAYERS CROATIANCROATIANFOOTBALLFOOTBALL PLAYERS CROATIANHOCKEYPLAYERS

Theyarenamedafterthebravebears CROATIAPLAYERS

TheyarenamedafterthefreshdrinkTheyarenamedafterthefreshdrinkcedevitacedevita Favourite sports in Croatia: football,football,football…,icehockey,basketball,handball

2ndgraders (8years old) FOOD TRADITIONALFOOD

DALMATINSKI PRŠUT MESOZTIBLICE meat SLAVONSKI KULEN ZELJE

PAŠKISIR

OREHNJAČA, MAKOVNJAČA MEðIMURSKA GIBANICA FRITULE layer cake with cheese, apples,poppy and walnuts OURFAVOURITEFOOD PIZZA traditional Croatian food,hm…

FRIEDCHICKEN SPAGHETTI

MESOZTIBLICE

CAKES SAUSAGES

CHEESE ‘TUROŠ’ 2ndgraders (8years old) SOUVENIRS FROM CRO AATIA CROATAKRAVATA

Handmadesilktiesareoneofthe bestknownCroatiansouvenirs. PAŠKAČIPKA

LACEFROMTHEISLAND OFPAG Lavander --LavandaLavanda

Penkala Deliciousnougat,producedby Kraš,consistsofacreamy hazelnutandalmondfilling betweentwolayersofmilk chocolate LICITAR

BISCUITS MADE OF HONEY DOUGH, DECORATED WITH COLOURED SUGAR PASTEAND SMALL MIRRORS

TRADITIONALLY,THEY WERE USED FORDECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

ITWAS CUSTOMARY TOGIVE THE HEART SHAPED ONES ASADECLARATION OF LOVE. •• We liveinin live aacountycountycalled MMeñimurje.eñimurje. •• Meñjimurje isis the northernmost and smallest county inin CCroatia.roatia. •• IIttisis between two bigbig rivers MMurauraandand Drava(Drava(thethename means between muramura).).

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MEðIMURJEFLAG Our county isis very greengreen,,peoplepeople are hardworking and kindkind.. The biggest town inin MeñimurjeMeñimurjeisis ČAKOVEC.

MAIN SQUAREIN ČAKOVEC CASTLEOFTHE ZRINSKIFAMILY THEZRINSKIGUARDS SPECIALITIES FROM MEðIMURJE

MEðIMURSKA GIBANICA layer cakewith cheese, apples,poppy and walnuts

MESOZTIBLICE meat

MEðIMURJE COFFEE MEðIMURSKI TUROŠ coffee,rum,eggs it’sakindofcheese mixedwithsugar, cream ThemostfamouslegendinMeThemostfamouslegendinMeññimurjeimurje isthelegendof POZOJ ––thethe dragondragon.. The legend says thatadragon isislyinglyingunderČakovec under Čakovecwith the headunder head under theChurchofSt.NicholasandthetailbelowtheCCastleastle ofofZrinski.. Zrinski STRAHONINEC

ItislocatedcloseItislocatedclosetotoČČakovecakovec.. OOurur school isis inin StrahoninecStrahoninec.. PRIMARYSCHOOLSTRAHONINECHEART See you inin Croatia!