Cro Info

Useful information about Croatia

Full name: Republic of Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

Official language: Croatian

Official currency: Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa)

Call No.: 00 385

The largest cities: Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Rijeka

Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1.165

Number of inhabitet islands: 67

The largest islands: Krk, Brač, Hvar, Korčula

The average temperature in inner Croatia: In January: from 0° to 2°C ; in August: from 19° to 23° C

The average temperature in coastal Croatia: In January: from 6° to 11°C; in August: from 21° to 27°C

The average sea temperature during summer months: From 25° to 27°C

The average number of sunny hurs: 2.600 (one of the sunniest countries in the Mediterranean)

National Parks:
• Brijuni,
• Kornati,
• Krka,
• Mljet,
• Paklenica,
• Plitvice Lakes,
• Risnjak,
• Northern Velebit

Sites under protection of UNESCO:
• NP Plitvice Lakes,
• Diokletians Palace (Split),
• Dubrovniks' city nucleus,
• Euphrasius Basilica (Poreč),
• Trogirs' city nucleus,
• Cathedral in Šibenik,
• Starogradsko field on the island of Hvar

National Holidays:
• January 1st – Ner Year,
• January 6th - St. Epiphany,
• Day after Easter – Eastern Monday,
• May 1st – Labour Day,
• 60 days after Easter – Corpus Christi,
• June 22nd – Day of Antifascist Resistance,
• June 25th – National Day
• August 5th – Victory and National Thanksgiving Day
• August 15th– Assumption Day,
• October 8th – Indenpendece Day
• November 1st – All saints' Day
• December 25th and 26th – Christmas Holidays

Electricity: Voltage of city power grid: – 220V, frequency 50HZ

Water: Tap water is drinkable in all parts of Croatia

Payment methods: Cash in Kunas or Euros, Cards (Visa, Diners, Euro/MasterCard, American Express)

Time zone: GMT + one hour in winter, GMT + two hours in summer.

Important phone numbers:
• Police - 192,
• Firefighters - 193,
• Emergeny Ambulance – 194,
• The State Administration for safety and rescue - 112