Transcript ISTRIA BEAUTIFUL CROATIAN REGION

ISTRIA
BEAUTIFUL CROATIAN REGION
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“A PENINSULA ON THE NORTHERN EXTREMITY OF THE ADRIATIC,SEPARATED FROM VENETIA BY
THE RIVER TIMAVUS,AND FROM HISTRI,WERE A WARLIKE ILLYRIAN RACE,WHO CARRIED ON
SEVERAL WARS WITH THE ROMANS,TILL THEIR FINAL SUBJUGATION BY THE CONSUL C.CLODIUS
PULCHER,B.C 177.THEIR CHIEF TOWNS WERE TERGESTÉ AND POLA.”THE PENINSULA IS SURRANDED
BY A SMALL GROUP OF ISLANDS-BRIJUNI,CRES,LOŠINJ,UNIJEAND SUSAK,PLUS CLUSTERS OF
SMALLER ISLANDS AND ISLETS.ISTRIA IS THE BIGGEST PENINSULA IN THE ADRIATIC SEA.THE
PENINSULA IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE ADRIATIC SEA.IMPORTANT TOWNS IN CROATIAN ISTRIA
INCLUDE PULA,POREČ,ROVINJ,PAZIN,LABIN,MOTOVUN,BUZET,AND BUJE,AS WELL AS SMALLER
TOWNS OF VIŠNJAN,ROČ,AND HUM.THE LARGER GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF ISRIA INCLUDE
UČKA MOUNTAIN IN THE EAST,THE RIVERS DRAGONJA,MIRNA,PAZINČICA AND RAŠA,AND THE LIM
BAY.FAMOUS PEOPLE LIKE DANTE,JULES VERNE.JAMES JOYCE AND ROBERT KOCH
WORKED,WROTE,VISITED OR WERE SIMPLY INSPIRED BY ‘TERRA MAGICA’.
HISTORY OF ISTRIA
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THE NAME DERIVED FROM THE ILLYRIAN
TRIBE OF THE HISTRI.THE ROMANS
DESCRIBED THE HISTRI AS A FIERCE TRIBE
OF ILLYRIAN PIRATES,PROTECTED BY THE
DIFFICULT NAVIGATION OF THEIR ROCKY
COASTS.IT TOOK TWO MILITARY
CAMPAIGNS FOR THE ROMANS TO FINALLY
CONQUER THEM IN 177 BCE.
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AFTER THE FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN
EMPIRE,THE REGION WAS PILLAGED BY THE
GOTHS,THE LONFBOARD,ALSO ANEXXED TO
THE FRANKISH KINGDOM AND CONTROLLED
BY THE DUKES OF
CARINTHIA.MERAN,BAVARIA AND THE
PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA,BEFORE IT
BECAME THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF VENICE.IT PASSED TO THE HABSBURG IN
1797(TEMPORARILY TO NAPOLEON
BETWEEN 1805-1813)
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AFTER THE WORLD WAR II,PARTS OF ISTRIA
WERE ASSIGNED TO YUGOSLAVIA.BY 1956
THE REST OF THE REGION WAS
INCORPORATED INTO
YUGOSLAVIA,HOWEVER IT LOST ABOUT
HALF OF ITS POPULATION AND A LARGE
PART OF ITS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
IDENTITY.
This national park is located between Karlovac and Zadar in the inland of Croatia.The
Plitvice lakes are great.The lakes are one of the main attraction in the world . They consist
of 16 lakes connected with waterfalls. The highest laying lake(Prošćansko) is 639 meters
above the sea level,While the lowest lake(Novakovica) is 503 meters above the sea level.
About 20 bigger and smaller cavesdeveloped in the steep cliffs around thge lakes during
many years.
The park also has many rare animals, birds, fish, ,bears and waterplant. The Plitvice
Lakes lay between the mountain ranges of the Mala Kapela and Plješevicain the area of
Lika. It is hard to say in wich month they are the prettiest or it is best to go to the lakes.
The park has much vegetation . The upper lakes are surrounded by many trees.The lower
lakes are smaller and they do not hold as much water. They are not surrounded by so
many trees but by high grass.The small lakes get their water mostly from the Black and
the White river The climate is like in the Alps . In the Summer the there are 24degrees in
the Prošćansko and Kozjak lake.
In winter the lakes are covered with ice and snow.
In the sea water some chemical processes between small lime
particles, minerales, bacteria with plants like algae and moss
produce the typical travertine. This is a kind of a stone.
Most probably everybody already saw the lakes in the
movies of Winnetou. Due to their unique evolution and
beauty, in 1979 Plitvice lakes were put on the UNESCO
World Heritage list.
MOTOVUN
 TOWN SITUATED IN THE FORT 270 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL,ON THE HILL
DOMINATING WONDERFUL MIRNA RIVER VALLEY.ALSO INSPIRED BY THE
LEGENDS OF ISTRIAN GIANTS WHO LIVED IN MIRNA VALLEY,VLADIMIR
NAZOR WROTE HIS FAMOUS WORK ABOUT A WELL-TEMPERED GIANT
PEASANT VELI JOŽE WHO LIVED IN MOTOVUN FOREST.
 MOTOVUN FILM FESTIVAL IS THE FESTIVAL WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
VIEW IN THE WORLD.MOTOVUN FILM FESTIVAL ADDED NEW AWARDS
EVERY YEAR,REACHING THE LIST OF FIVE OF THEM IN TOTAL.THIS
FESTIVAL IS NOT ABOUT AWARDS AND AWARDING.FAR FROM IT.
PULA
PULA IS A TOWN AND PORT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF ISTRIA WITH POPULATION
OF 62,378.THE CITY IS ABOUT 3000 YEARS
OLD.PULA IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PORT IN
ISTRIA.THE ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE CALLED
ARENA FROM THE 1ST AND 2ND
CENTURIES,HOLDS A DOMINANT POSITION
ABOVE THE HARBOUR.THE WALLS ARE 30.45
M HIGH.IT IS THE WORLDS SIXTH LARGE
AMPHITHEATER.ACCORDING TOA LEGEND IT
WAS BUILT BY EMPEROR VESPASIAN ON THE
INITIATIVE OF HIS GIRL FRIEND CENIDA FROM
PULA.A LARGE ROMAN GRAVEYARD WAS IN
FRONT OF THE TOWN GATE,WHICH DANTE
MENTIONS IN HIS INFERNO.MANY CHURCHES
IN PULA,DATE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.FOR
EXAMPLE THE CHAPEL OF THE CHURCH
SANTA MARIJA FORMOSA FROM
CENTURY.ALSO SV.MARIJA CATHEDRAL
FROM THE 5TH CENTURY.THE TEMPLE OF
AUGUSTUS FROM THE 1ST CENTURY IS
LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE
SQUARE.TOWN HALL WHICH WAS ATTACHED
TO THE ROMAN TEMPLE OF DIANA IN
1296.TODAY ,PULA IS THE ECONOMIC
CENTRE WITH SHIP BUILDING
INDUSTRY,TEXTILES,METAL INDUSTRY
BUILDING TRADES AND MANUFACTURING
THERE IS A BIG TOURIST CENTRE WITH A BIG
MARINA.IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AND
HAS PROVETED TO BE INSPIRATION TO MANY.
RISNJAK
THE BIG MOUNTAIN RISNJAK
DOMINATES OVER HILL
WOODS.THE BIGEST IS BIG
RISNJAK 1528 M AND IS ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
CROATIEN BELVEDERES.ONE CAN
SEE KVARNER BAY,KAMNIK AND
JULIUS ALPS AND VELEBIT
FROM IT.THERE LIVE A LOT OF
INSECTS,CRABS,TROUTS AND
MORE THAN 50 SPECIES OF
BIRDS.OF WILDLIFE,THERE ARE
DEERS,DOES,CHAMOISES,WILD
PIGS,BLICHES,SQUIRRELS,BUT
ALSO THREE BIG
BEASTS:LYNX,WOLF AND BEAR.
CLIMBING
PAKLENICA NATIONAL PARK IS THE MOST FAMOUS CROATIAN CLIMBING CENTER. THIS CLIMBING CENTER IS CHARMING PARTLY
BECAUSE OF
THE COAST IT IS AN IDEAL PLACE TO COMBINE CLIMBING AND WATHER SPORTS. CLIMBING IS PERMITTED ONLY IN SOME PARTS
AND FULL CLIMBING
EQUIPMENT IS MANDATORY.
THE CROATIAN CLIMBING SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1874, AND IS AMONG THE FIRST SEVEN IN THE WORLD.
TREKKING USUALLY INCLUDES VISITING MOUNTAINS MOSOR, KOZAK AND
BIOKOVO.
THE MOUNTAINS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MAINLY BELONG TO THE DINARIC RANGE.
THEY ARE A TRUE CHALLENGE FOR CLIMBERS.
THE MOUNTAINS IN DALMATIA ARE SV.ILIA ON PELJESAC, BIOKOVO, DINARA,TROGLAV, KAMESNICA, SVILAJA, PROMINA, KOZIAK,
MOSAR, POLJICKA PLANINA AND OMISKA DINARA.
THE MOST INTERESTING AND DEMANDING FOR CLIMBERS ARE THE MOUNTAINS IN THE COASTAL RANGE; BIOKOVO, KOZIAK,
MOSOR AND OMISKA DINARA.
THE CLIMATE IS VERY SEVERE. IN SUMMER THE TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY HIGH, AND IN WINTER THE NORTH WIND DRIES UP
THE SOIL.
THERE IS LITTLE ANIMAL LIFE, APART FROM SNAKES, INCLUDING THE VENOMOUS VIPER AND ADDER, VEGETATION THERE IS ALSO
VERY SPARSE.
DINAMO
 DINAMO IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOTBALL
TEAM IN CROATIA.THEIR FANS ARE CALLED BAD BLUE
BOYS.THEIR SIMBOL IS A MAD BULLDOG.
 TODAY NEW GENERATION OF FANS SITS ON STANDS,BUT
BAD BLUE BOYS STILL ARE DINAMO’S 12TH PLAYER,NOT
ONLY IN MAKSIMIR BUT ALSO ON THE STANDS
THOUGHOUT EUROPE.
QUESTIONS
 1. When and where does the film festival
take place?
 2. What is the symbol of Dinamo and
what are its fans called?
 3. How many lakes are there in Plitvice?
 4. What is the biggest penninsula in the
Adriatic called?
 5. What is the Roman amphitheatre
called and where is it?