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Rijeka Carnival
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When:
Yearly second half of January to mid February. (2011 TBC)
Where: Rijeka, Croatia
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The Rijeka Carnival takes place, yearly, between the second half of January to the second half of February (different dates). It is one of the famous carnivals in Europe. At its beginning, only few hundred people attend the carnival but it grew to a several thousands participants from all over the world. The carnival developed its unique identity in 1982 but the influence of Venetian and Austrian Carnival are still shown. At the beginning of the carnival, after a contest for the Carnival's queen, the Mayor delivers (symbolically) the city keys to the Master of the Carnival. The days of the carnival is filled with concerts, exhibitions and parties. The streets are crowded with thousand of people wearing masks, competing in contests of the original mask. Most of the city hotels' rooms in Rijeka are occupied on carnival days due to the mass of tourists. Thus it is recommended to make, in advance, a hotel's reservation in order to find a good hotel in a reasonable price. The Carnival of Rijeka is the place for those who like to take some time off reality and welcomes laughter and fun.
Rijeka Carnival - Online hotel reservations
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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background and overview:
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent Communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. |
Languages:
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census). |
Climate:
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast. |
Capital:
Zagreb |
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1)
UTC+1 - (Summer UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
kuna (HRK) |
Call Code:
+385 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
Croatian National Tourist Board Iblerov trg 10/IV 10000 Zagreb Hrvatska Phone +385 (1) 4699 333 Fax +385 (1) 4557 827 |
Tourist website:
Click Here |
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