TAVIRA MEETING1Oth-15th November 2013

Croatia, Vinkovci, Matija Antun Reljković Grammar

School

Where do we come from?

located in southeastern Europe

it covers an area of 56.542 km2

4.29m inhabitants the capital and largest

city is Zagreb

7% of our territory are protected natural areas - 8 national parks and 11 nature parks

the Adriatic Sea (with 1184 islands), forests and rivers

Our county situated in the Pannonian Plain between

two big rivers, the Danube and Sava covers 4,3% of the Croatian area the average population density

is 73 inhabitants per km2

the biggest towns are Vukovar, Ilok and Vinkovci

Our town Vinkovci 94,21 km2 and 35.312 inhabitants exists since 4000-1600 B.C. – Colonia Aurelia Cibalae a city on the Bosut River halfway between the North Pole and the Equator famous people born in Vinkovci: Josip Runjanin, Ivan and Josip Kozarac, Josip Šokčević, Ban of Croatia

Matija Antun Reljković

Grammar School, Vinkovci

the oldest school in eastern Croatia

founded in 1766 by permission of the Empress Maria Theresa

about 740 students

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