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TAVIRA MEETING 1O th -15 th November 2013. Croatia, Vinkovci , Matija Antun Reljković Grammar School. Where do we come from?. located in southeastern Europe it covers an area of 56.542 km 2 4. 29 m inhabitants t he capital and largest city is Zagreb.
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TAVIRA MEETING1Oth-15th November 2013 Croatia, Vinkovci, MatijaAntunReljković Grammar School
Where do we come from? • located in southeastern Europe • it covers an area of 56.542 km2 • 4.29m inhabitants • thecapital and largest city is Zagreb
7% of our territory are protected natural areas - 8 national parks and 11 nature parks • the Adriatic Sea (with 1184 islands), forests and rivers
Our county • situated in the Pannonian Plain between two big rivers, the Danube and Sava • covers 4,3% of the Croatian area • the average population density is 73 inhabitants per km2 • the biggest towns are Vukovar, Ilok and Vinkovci
Our town Vinkovci • 94,21 km2 and 35.312 inhabitants • exists since 4000-1600 B.C. – Colonia Aurelia Cibalae • a city on the BosutRiver • halfway between the North Pole and the Equator • famouspeopleborn in Vinkovci: JosipRunjanin, Ivan and JosipKozarac, JosipŠokčević, Ban of Croatia
MatijaAntunReljković Grammar School, Vinkovci • the oldest school ineastern Croatia • founded in 1766 by permissionof the Empress Maria Theresa • about 740 students