NEW DISCOVERY OF VUČEDOL CULTURE Vučedol – a notable archaeological site from which the most significant Eneolithic culture got its name, is located on the right bank of the Danube, five kilometers downstream from the center of Vukovar. It is a multi-layered site inhabited through centuries. In a six-meter thick cultural layer, we find traces … Read more
The Earth Day, which has been celebrated on April 22 for thirty-seven years now, this year brings attention to the problem of climate change, which has been increasingly shaking the world with its devastating consequences, causing immense loss of human lives and material damage. Although the planet Earth is constantly undergoing geological and climate changes, … Read more
On the lookout above the Cetina canyon, near Gata, the bronze statue of Mile Gojsalić overlooks the mouth of the Cetina River and the city of Omiš. The legend of Mile Gojsalić has been passed down through generations. Although there are no archival evidence or records of this Poljica legend, its figure is strongly present … Read more
The contribution of the Croatian cultural space to the Renaissance is little known in the world and unfortunately also here. Unfavorable political circumstances forced our Renaissance pioneers to act more abroad, mostly in Italy, and thus they remained remembered by their Italianized names. Artists Franjo Vranjanin, Andrija Medulić, Ivan Duknović, Julije Klović, Juraj Dalmatinac, Andrija … Read more
In our region, influences of different cultures, visible through numerous customs, have been changing, but are relentlessly suppressed by modern civilization. Part of these customs, which contain something special in themselves, are also folk dances that are cherished and passed down. Kolo is one of the basic forms of Croatian traditional dance culture. Because of … Read more
“On August 28, 1898, all church bells in Solin rang when the deciphered letters revealed the name Jelena on the excavated sarcophagus,” writes Don Frane Bulić in his work In the Footsteps of Croatian Rulers. It was a significant day for Croatian history and archaeology, in which Don Frane Bulić actively participated. Next to today’s … Read more
Josip Juraj Strossmayer was born on February 4, 1815, in Osijek, where his great-grandfather from Upper Austria settled due to military service. His father was a horse trader, although he couldn’t read or write, and his mother was a gentle and devout woman. The bishop himself wrote: “Thank God that my mother was able to … Read more
