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Culture

Croatian culture is the result of a fourteen century-long history which has seen the development of many cities and monuments and also includes many adoptions from ancient Greek, Roman and Illyrian cultures.

Croatia is home to eight national parks: Brijuni, Kornati, Krka, Mljet, Paklenica, Plitvice Lakes, Risnjak and North Velebit. Their total area is 994 km² of which 759 km² is land and 235 km² is water.

It also has 7 important sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List -

• City of Dubrovnik (since 1979)
• Historical complex of Split with the palace of Diocletian (since 1979)
• Plitvice Lakes National Park (since 1979)
• Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč (since 1997)
• Historic City of Trogir (since 1997)
• Cathedral of St James, Sibenik (since 2000)
• Stari Grad Plain (since 2008)

Included among Croatia's notable citizens are three Nobel Prize winners, numerous inventors and several well known sports personalities.