Croatia
in Southern Europe
Europe

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Kuna - HRK
Spoken languages:
Croatian, Serbian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
HR
Internet top level domain:
.hr
Country phone prefix:
+385
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Croatian Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Croatia in Europe. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian. On the list since 1979. The youngest site is Stari Grad Plain. On the list since 2008.

Name Since
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
The group of religious monuments in Porec, where Christianity was established as early as the 4th century, constitutes the most complete surviving complex of its type. The basilica, atrium, baptistery...		 1997
Historic City of Trogir
Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many fine...		 1997
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the ...		 1979
Old City of Dubrovnik
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik m...		 1979
Plitvice Lakes National Park
The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and wa...		 1979
Stari Grad Plain
Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The origina...		 2008
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in t...		 2000