Istra and Kvarner

TRAVEL MEETUP – JULY 15, 2014BY TONY LJUTIC (LYU-TICH)

Agenda

•Geography and Climate•History and Culture •Istra•Kvarner•Plitvice - Postojna (???)•Gastronomy (food and wine) – if time permits

•Website: http://tinyurl.com/olf3lly

Geography-Area-Population

Geophysical regionsClimatic zones

Political geography – a dangerous neighbourhood

Cultural geography

Plitvice

Venice

Dalmatia. MontenegroAlbania, Greece

History - Competing groups

Rough chronology

•Stone age - Homo Krapiniensis•Iron age – Illyrians, CeltsGreeks and Romans•Slavs

• Duchy (8th cent)• Kingdom (925)• Union with Hungary (1102)

Ottomans (1389 – 1860s)Venetians (1358-1797)

•Habsburg empire (1527-1918)•Yugoslavia (1918-1991)•Independence (June 25, 1991)•EU (1 July, 2013)

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Homo Krapiniensis (Neanderthal)

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Land of the IllyriansToponyms:Histria - IstraCrexi – CresArba – RabApsorus – OsorSenia – SenjCuricum – KrkPola – PulaEtc.

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