NUMERACY@ENGLISHNUMERACY@ENGLISH

CROCROAATIATIA

CROATIAN SYMBOLSCROATIAN SYMBOLS

CROATIAN FLAGCROATIAN FLAG

CROATIAN ANTHEMCROATIAN ANTHEM

MONEY: HRVATSKA KUNAMONEY: HRVATSKA KUNA

TheThe officialofficial languagelanguage is is CroatianCroatian ..

A B C Č Ć D DŽ ð E FA B C Č Ć D DŽ ð E F

G H I J K L LJ M N NJG H I J K L LJ M N NJG H I J K L LJ M N NJG H I J K L LJ M N NJ

O P R S Š T U V Z ŽO P R S Š T U V Z Ž

•• THERETHERE ARE ARE MANYMANY BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL PLACESPLACES ININ CROATIA.CROATIA.

• ZAGREB IS THE CAPITAL OF CROATIA.

•• THETHE REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OFOF CROATIA CROATIA HASHAS AROUNDAROUND44 500 500 000000 INHABITANTSINHABITANTS..

•• ALMOSTALMOST 1 000 000 1 000 000 PEOPLEPEOPLE LIVE LIVE ININZAGREB.ZAGREB.

ZAGREBZAGREBMAIN SQUARE

ST.MARK'S CHURCH IN ZAGREB

CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL

ParkPark

MaksimirMaksimir

FootballFootball stadiumstadiumZooZoo

1 JEDAN2 DVA3 TRI4 ČETIRI

NUMBERS - BROJEVI

4 ČETIRI5 PET6 ŠEST7 SEDAM8 OSAM9 DEVET10 DESET

CROATIA IS CROATIA IS FAMOUSFAMOUS FOR FOR ITSITS BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL

NATIONAL NATIONAL PARKSPARKS..

The Plitvice lakes are probably the most famous one, consisting of 16 magnificent lakes that are connected by waterfalls and cascades.( www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr)

��BrijuniBrijuni

��KornatiKornati

��KrkaKrka

Sjeverni Velebit / Northern VelebitSjeverni Velebit / Northern Velebit

PaklenicaPaklenica

��RisnjakRisnjak

FAMOUSFAMOUS PEOPLEPEOPLE FROMFROM FROMFROMCROCROAATIATIA

He He waswas anan mechanicalmechanical andandelectricalelectrical engineerengineer andandinventorinventor..

Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla

He He waswas engineerengineer andand inventorinventor, he , he inventedinvented a a mechanicalmechanical pencilpencil..

Slavoljub PenkalaSlavoljub Penkala

TWOTWO CELLOSCELLOS

an alpine ski racer an alpine ski racer

top female high jump athlete top female high jump athlete 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 2.00 m (o)

European Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 2.03 m (xo)

CROATIAN HANDBALL PLAYERSCROATIAN HANDBALL PLAYERS

CROATIAN CROATIAN FOOTBALLFOOTBALL PLAYERSPLAYERS

CROATIAN HOCKEY PLAYERSCROATIAN HOCKEY PLAYERSThey are named after the brave bearsThey are named after the brave bears

CROATIA BASKETBALL PLAYERSCROATIA BASKETBALL PLAYERSThey are named after the fresh drink They are named after the fresh drink cedevitacedevita

Favourite sports in Croatia:football, football, football…, ice hockey, basketball, handball

2nd graders (8 years old)

FOODFOODFOODFOOD

TRADITIONAL FOOD

MESO Z TIBLICE-meat

SLAVONSKI KULEN

DALMATINSKI PRŠUT

ZELJE

MEðIMURSKA GIBANICA

-layer cake with cheese, apples, poppyand walnuts

OREHNJAČA, MAKOVNJAČA

FRITULE

PAŠKI SIR

OUR FAVOURITE FOOD -traditional Croatian food, hm…

SPAGHETTI

PIZZA

FRIED CHICKEN

CAKES

MESO Z TIBLICE

SAUSAGES

CHEESE ‘TUROŠ’

2nd graders (8 years old)

SOUVENIRS SOUVENIRS FROM FROM FROM FROM

CROCROAATIATIA

Handmade silk ties are one of the best-known Croatian souvenirs.

CROATA KRAVATA

PAŠKA ČIPKA

LACE FROM THE ISLAND OF PAGOF PAG

Lavander Lavander -- LavandaLavanda

Penkala

Delicious nougat, produced by Kraš, consists of a creamy hazelnut and almond filling between two layers of milk chocolate

BISCUITS MADE OF HONEY DOUGH, DECORATED WITH COLOURED SUGAR PASTE AND SMALLMIRRORS

TRADITIONALLY, THEY WERE USED FOR DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO GIVE THE HEART -SHAPED ONES AS A DECLARATION OF LOVE.

LICITARLICITAR

•• WeWe live live inin a a countycounty calledcalled MMeñimurje. eñimurje. •• MeñjimurjeMeñjimurje isis thethe northernmostnorthernmost andand smallestsmallestcountycounty inin CCroatia. roatia.

•• IItt isis betweenbetween twotwo bigbig riversrivers MMura ura andandDrava (Drava (thethe namename meansmeans betweenbetween muramura).).

MEðIMURJE

MEðIMURJE FLAG

OurOur countycounty isis veryvery greengreen, , peoplepeople are are hardworkinghardworking andand kindkind..

��TheThe biggestbiggest towntown inin Meñimurje Meñimurje isis ČAKOVEC. ČAKOVEC.

CASTLE OF THE ZRINSKI FAMILY

MAIN SQUARE IN ČAKOVEC

THE ZRINSKI GUARDSTHE ZRINSKI GUARDS

SPECIALITIESSPECIALITIES FROMFROM MEðIMURJEMEðIMURJE

MEðIMURSKA GIBANICA

-layer cake with cheese, apples, poppy andwalnuts

MESO Z TIBLICE-meat

MEðIMURSKI TUROŠ

-it’s a kind of cheese

MEðIMURJE COFFEE

-coffee, rum, eggs mixed with sugar, cream

meat

The most famous legend in MeThe most famous legend in Meññimurjeimurje is the legend of is the legend of POZOJPOZOJ –– thethedragondragon. . TheThe legendlegend sayssays that a dragonthat a dragon is is lyinglying under under ČakovecČakovec withwith thethe head head under under the Church of St. Nicholas and the tail below the the Church of St. Nicholas and the tail below the CCastleastle ofof ZrinskiZrinski. .

STRAHONINECSTRAHONINECIt is located close It is located close to to ČČakovecakovec. .

OOurur schoolschool isis inin StrahoninecStrahoninec..

PRIMARY SCHOOL STRAHONINEC HEARTPRIMARY SCHOOL STRAHONINEC HEART

SeeSee youyou inin Croatia!Croatia!