February 22, 2012

The History of Croatia

The history of Croatia is interesting and eventful – Croatias history shows periods of rule and government by different bodies, eventually independence of Croatia was established in the 1990’s.

Croatian history begans with the arrival of the Croats in the Balkans at the beginning of the seventh century.

The Hungarian Kingdom and Croatia formed a union in 1102.Croatia was ruled by both Hungarian and Croatian kings.

Croatia became a member of the the Republic of Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1945, but declared independence in 1991. [Read more...]