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The culture of Croatia has historically been influenced by Central European, Mediterranean, and Balkan cultures. [1] [2] [3] Croatia's unique culture and identity can be traced back to the historical llyricum.
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Croatia's non-native name derives from Medieval Latin Croātia, itself a derivation of North-West Slavic *Xərwate, by liquid metathesis from Common Slavic period *Xorvat, from proposed Proto-Slavic *Xъrvátъ which possibly comes from the 3rd-century Scytho-Sarmatian form attested in the Tanais Tablets as Χοροάθος (Khoroáthos, alternate forms comprise Khoróatos and Khoroúathos). [13]
The Croatian Ministry of Culture is the only body responsible for the protection of cultural monuments (Croatian spomenik kulture).According to the Act on the protection and preservation of cultural goods of 1999 (Croatian Zakon o zaštiti i očuvanju kulturnih dobara) a Register of Cultural Goods has been established (Croatian Registar kulturnih dobara Republike Hrvatske) (art. 14, OG 69/99 [6]).
Croatia, following its declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, ... Trogir's rich culture was created under the influence of old Greeks, Romans ...
Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia 2011 00358: Bećarac is a humorous form of folk song, originally from rural Slavonia. Nijemo kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland 2011 00359: Nijemo kolo is a silent dance originating from the Dalmatian Hinterland. Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia 2012 00746
The symbol is still used in Croatia today as a symbol of Croatian culture. [3] Croatia also awards a civil and military decoration called the Order of the Croatian Interlace. [4] The Croatian checkerboard or chequy (Croatian: šahovnica) is the national symbol of Croatia and Croats. [5]
Croatian art describes the visual arts in Croatia, and art by Croatian artists from prehistoric times to the present. In Early Middle Ages, Croatia was an important centre for art and architecture in south eastern Europe. There were many Croatian artists during the Medieval period, and the arts flourished during the Renaissance.