Ciovo is an island situated in middle Dalmatia, connected with the city Trogir by drawbridge, and administratively divided between Split, Trogir and Okrug. Total surface of the island is 28,8 km2 and there are several villages: Okrug Donji (Lower,) Okrug Gornji (Upper), Arbanija Slatine Žedno Ciovo Čiovo is about 2 km away from the mainland on the…
Trogir – Croatia
Trogir was founded by Greek in III century B.C. as TRAGURION (place where goats graze). Since then, this place has developed its shipbuilding. The Croatian people inhabited this area in VIII century and built the church using the pillars of ruined Salona. Wars, ups and downs, taking and giving freedom…
Short facts about Croatia
Name in Croatian: Republika Hrvatska Name in English: Republic of Croatia Capital: Zagreb Official language: Croatian Alphabet: Latin alphabet Size: 56,594 km2 Population: 4,154,200 (2017 estimate) Time zone: CET (CUT +1) Currency: Kuna, Code: HRK
Health insurance in the Republic of Croatia
Health insurance is compulsory Health insurance in the Republic of Croatia is compulsory, meaning that every citizen of the Republic of Croatia should have regulated compulsory health insurance status. Compulsory Health insurance is implemented by the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) and regulated by the Compulsory health insurance Act (Official…
Setting up a company in Croatia
Foreign investor, under the condition of reciprocity which is assumed, establishes or participates in the establishment of companies in the Republic of Croatia, acquires the rights in them and assumes the obligations under the same conditions and has the same position as a national of Croatia. The condition of reciprocity…
EU to extend ban on sale of Croatian farmland to foreigners
The Croatian government is working to extend by another three years a provisional restriction that prevents non-nationals from purchasing agricultural lands in the newest EU member. As part of Croatia’s Treaty of Accession, the EU had granted a seven-year transition period in which farmlands on the Croatian territory could have…
Real Estate Tax in Croatia
TAX PAYER The Tax payer is person that is starting to own property in Croatia when on such he is not paying a value-added tax (VAT). TAX BASE / SUBJECT OF TAXATION The Tax base is value of the property in the time of taxation. Property value is price for…