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Victory Day (Croatia)
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders ( hr, Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja) is a public holiday in Croatia that is celebrated annually on 5 August, commemorating the Croatian War of Independence. On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army took the city of Knin during Operation Storm, which effectively brought an end to Republic of Serbian Krajina proto-state. In 2008, the Croatian Parliament also assigned the name Day of Croatian Defenders ( hr, Dan hrvatskih branitelja) to the holiday, which honors the current service members and veterans of the Armed Forces of Croatia. Celebrations The main celebration is centered in Knin where there are festivities commemorating the event, beginning with a mass and laying of wreaths in honour of those who died in the war, and continuing with parades and concerts. The event is attended by thousands, including the country's leading politicians. The Flag of Croatia on Knin Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knin Fortress
Knin Fortress ( hr, Kninska tvrđava) is located near the tallest mountain in Croatia, Dinara, and near the source of the river Krka. It is the second largest fortress in Croatia and most significant defensive stronghold,Hrvatska enciklopedija, Dalibor Brozović, Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža", 1999, and a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin County in the Dalmatian Hinterland. The construction of the fortress started as early as 9th century, while the current state was brought up in 17th and 18th centuries.Grad Knin – O Kninu – Kninska tvrđava /ref> It reached its peak during the reign of |
Nacional (weekly)
''Nacional'' is a Croatian weekly news magazine published in Zagreb. Founded in 1995 and owned by photographer and journalist Ivo Pukanić, ''Nacional'' quickly gained a reputation for reporting and critical articles about the conservative government led by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which was in power during the 1990s. During most of its existence its main rival was '' Globus'' published by Europapress Holding (EPH). History ''Nacional'' was launched in 1995 by Denis Kuljiš, Ivo Pukanić and other prominent journalists dissatisfied with the editorial policies of then popular weekly '' Globus''. Soon a bitter competition developed between two magazines, because they tried to grab the same readership and used the same techniques of investigative journalism. In 2000 Pukanić stepped down as editor-in-chief to oversee the launch of his short-lived daily ''Republika'', which was meant to compete with EPH's '' Jutarnji list''. ''Republika'' was launched in late 2000, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs Of Croatia
The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Croatia. The community is predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christian by religion, as opposed to the Croats who are Roman Catholic. In some regions of modern-day Croatia, mainly in southern Dalmatia, ethnic Serbs have been present from the Early Middle Ages. Serbs from modern-day Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina started actively migrating to Croatia in several migration waves after 1538 when the Emperor Ferdinand I granted them the right to settle on the territory of the Military Frontier. In exchange for land and exemption from taxation, they had to conduct military service and participate in the protection of the Habsburg monarchy's border against the Ottoman Empire. They populated the Dalmatian Hinterland, Lika, Kordun, Banovina, Slavoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editorial Board
The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take. Mass media At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, and editorial writers. Some newspapers include other personnel as well. Editorial boards for magazines may include experts in the subject area that the magazine focuses on, and larger magazines may have several editorial boards grouped by subject. An executive editorial board may oversee these subject boards, and usually includes the executive editor and representatives from the subject focus boards. Editorial boards meet on a regular basis to discuss the latest news and opinion trends and discuss what the newspaper should say on a range of issues. They will then decide who will write what editorials and for what day. When such an editorial appears in a newspaper, it is considered the institutional opinion of that newspaper. At some newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Navy
, image = Seal of Croatian Navy.png , caption = Emblem of the Croatian Navy , start_date = 1991 , country = , allegiance = , branch = , type = Navy , role = , size = 1,36330 vessels , command_structure = Armed Forces of Croatia , garrison = Lora, Split, Croatia , garrison_label = H/Q , nickname = , patron = Saint Nicholas , motto = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( en, We are Croatian sailors!) , mascot = , battles = Croatian War of IndependenceOperation Atalanta Operation Triton , anniversaries = September 18 , website = https://www.morh.hr/en/ , battle_honors = , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = Ensign , identification_symbol_2 = , identification_symbol_2_label = Jack , commander1 = Commodore Ivo Raffanelli , commander1_label = Commander , commander2 = Ship-of-the-line cpt. Milan Blažević , commander2_label = Deputy Commander,Chief of Naval Staff , ceremonial_chief = , ceremonial_chief_label = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Armed Forces Band
The Croatian Armed Forces Band is a special military unit that performs military music for the ceremonial and national events involving the service personnel and veterans of the Croatian Armed Forces, as well as provide musical accompaniment for other events as may be requested. As part of the Support Command of the Armed Forces, it is a unified organization that is responsible for the operation and upkeep of the military bands in service within Croatia. The band was founded in 1991 and was recently reorganised in 2008. History Led by bandmaster Josip Janković, the band gave its first public performance on May 28, 1991 at the Kranjčevićeva Street in Zagreb. It was originally composed of former officers and personnel of the Yugoslav People's Army who were based in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, as well as members of the local paramilitary forces, all of whom were based at Marshal Tito Barracks (now Rudolf barracks). The official OSRH band was established at the end of 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Negovetić
Mia Negovetić (born 5 October 2002) is a Croatian singer-songwriter and voice actress. She is known for winning season one of RTL Televizija's ''Zvjezdice''. Career Negovetić auditioned for the first series of RTL Televizija's ''Zvjezdice'' in 2015, singing " Listen" by Beyoncé for judges Enis Bešlagić, Luka Nižetić, Zdravko Šljivac, Vanna and Alka Vuica. She won the competition on 31 October 2015 by receiving the highest number of cast televotes in the finals. Over two months earlier on 4 August, at the 20th anniversary commemoration of Operation Storm, Negovetić performed Croatian national anthem "Lijepa naša domovino" (''Our Beautiful Homeland''), accompanied by the Croatian Armed Forces Band. In early 2016 she appeared on NBC's television series '' Little Big Shots'' where she performed her rendition of Beyoncé's "Listen". Since 2016 Negovetić has released several solo singles, including "Trouble" and "Vrijeme je" (''It's Time'') and headlined multiple concerts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lijepa Naša Domovino
"" (; "Our Beautiful Homeland") is the national anthem of Croatia. Often simply referred to as "" ("Our Beautiful") in Croatia, it is a phrase widely used as a metonym for the country. History The original lyrics were written by Antun Mihanović and first published under the title ''Horvatska domovina'' (''Croatian homeland'') in 1835. In 1846, Josip Runjanin (1821–1878) composed the music for ''Horvatska domovina''. Runjanin's army bandmaster Josip Wendl adapted his music for a military brass orchestra. The original form of the melody is unknown because the original has not been recovered to this day. The song was scored and harmonized for a male choir by a teacher and organist of the Zagreb Cathedral Vatroslav Lichtenegger in 1861, and after that it started to be performed as the Croatian people's ethnic anthem. The title "Lijepa naša" has been applied since that time. The original text has 14 verses. Since then, a few minor adjustments have been made to the lyrics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft, fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "balalaika", because its planform (aeronautics), planform resembles the balalaika, stringed musical instrument of the same name; "''Ołówek''", Polish language, Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "''Én Bạc''", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese. Approximately 60 countries across four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It set aviation records, becoming List of most-produced aircraft, the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and, previously, the longest production run of any combat air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National And University Library In Zagreb
National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) (, NSK; formerly , NSB) is the national library of Croatia and central library of the University of Zagreb. The Library was established in 1607. Its primary mission is the development and preservation of Croatian national written heritage. It holds around 3 million items. Since 1995 the NSK has been located in a purpose-built cubical building in central Zagreb. Services Services provided include lending and reference services (bibliographic-reference and catalogue information, subject search, science citation index search); interlibrary loan; national bibliographic database; IT services (reprographic services, microfilming, digitization, use of computer equipment); and learning programmes for users. Exhibitions are mounted, and parts of the Library's premises may be leased. The Library in numbers Holdings Library's total holdings: approximately 3.5 million items *New items acquired in 2018 through regular acquisition and leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Guard Battalion (Croatia)
Honor Guard Battalion ( hr, Počasno-zaštitna bojna) is a military unit of Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia that performs protocol tasks for the needs of top-level state and military officials, as well as tasks related to the protection and security of the Commander-in-Chief ( President of the Republic of Croatia). It consists of up to 300 members, all being professionals. The unit is under direct command of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia () is the general staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia, a joint body organized within the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for development, organization, and equipping, traini .... Structure * Commander's Group * Honorary Company * Protective Company * Security Company * Logistics Company * Naval Honorary Protective Company Weapons * Semi-automatic rifle PAP M59/66 Ceremony of the Changing of the Guards The Ceremony of the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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