Croatian cultural heritage - Business - Hrvatska turistička zajednica

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KVARNER – The wonder of
Central Europe and the Mediterranean
Within Croatia, a culturally and naturally very diverse
country, one of the most diverse parts is the Kvarner region,
which is part of the Primorje - Gorski Kotar County.
This region covers the coastal area of the Kvarner
Bay along with numerous islands and most of the small
historic province of the mountainous Gorski Kotar. It is
right here that the warm Mediterranean area, with stone
houses and a rich medieval and Renaissance heritage,
passes into the cooler central European areas with powerful
fortresses, castles and Baroque churches.
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Unlike Istria and Dalmatia, which were under foreign rule
for a significant part of History, the area of Kvarner was under
Croatian rulers from the early Middle Ages. Therefore,
this part of Croatia highlights a number of autochthonous
monuments of the Croatian culture. The noble family
Frankopan had a special role in this; their castles and fortresses
are still preserved and stand over the Kvarner Bay. A
rich heritage written in Glagolitic script also testifies to this.
This is the unique Croatian script which the Croats used
from the 9th to the 19th century. The additional advantage
of Kvarner is a strong tradition of carnivals, and the carnival
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