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July the 25th, 2022 - A Rab hotel construction site has revealed no less than the remains of an impressive fourteenth century wooden vessel, which is now under archaeological investigation. As Morski writes, archaeological supervision is being carried out by archaeologists at the excavation pit of a construction site (located in the area of ​​the former Hotel Istra, owned by the company Cilika d.o.o. from Zagreb). Wooden elements that were found to be parts of a fourteenth century ship's structure have been discovered. The remains of the ancient wooden ship (which bears the working name RAB 1) were found in…

[class*="ezoic"], [id*="ezoic"], span.ezoic-ad.adtester-container {display: none !important;} July 25, 2022 - Ahead of the official opening of the Chinese-built Pelješac Bridge, TCN visits His Excellency Qi Qianjin, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia at his official residence in Zagreb to talk about the bridge, Chinese-Croatian relations, tourism and more.  1. The opening of the Pelješac Bridge on July 26 will be a historic occasion for Croatia, joining the county for the first time thanks to the Chinese-built bridge. How significant is this project from a Chinese perspective - I understand that the Chinese Prime Minister will be speaking at the opening ceremony by…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - The Bunjevci Croats Association (UBH) organised in Novi Sad, Serbia on Sunday a traditional ceremony of thanking God for the harvest and this was the first time it was held outside the northern part of Bačka, a region in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The two-hour festival, which Bunjevci Croats call Dužijanca, began with Mass and ended with a procession whose participants wore Croatian folk costumes and by giving bread to Novi Sad Deputy Mayor Milan Đurić. He was thankful for the honour and said the city supported holding the festival in the spirit of good cooperation with the…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - The 58th edition of the Porcijunkulovo festival will take place in the northern city of Čakovec from 28 July to 2 August, the organisers announced at a press conference earlier this week. The festival has evolved from a traditional Franciscan feast of Our Lady of the Angels to become the main summer attraction in this part of Croatia, featuring a diverse programme of cultural, educational, gastronomic and entertainment events. The festival opens at 7pm on Thursday 28 July with a fireworks display.

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - About 71 kg of food per capita is thrown away in Croatia every year, totalling over 280,000 tonnes, and 76% of that comes from households, while the EU average is 53%, the president of the Food Waste Prevention Centre (CEPOH), Branka Ilakovac, has told Hina. Prevention and educating citizens has not been recognised in Croatia as key in the fight against the creation of food waste, she said, underlining the importance of expert organisations constantly informing and educating all age groups and sectors. CEPOH has launched an EU project to build capacities for the Green Deal made…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - A steward was killed when a racing car ran off the track at the Grobnik Circuit venue in the Rijeka hinterland on Saturday, organisers of the race reported on Sunday. The accident happened on the first day of the "Croatia 2022" contest, during an hour-long Endurance race. In the accident, the car driving at full speed ran off the track, pushed the fence and hit two stewards  standing at their position. One of them sustained fatal injuries and died after he was admitted to  a hospital in Rijeka. The other steward was lightly injured. The contest was suspended and…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - Strabag Hrvatska director Veljko Nižetić has said ahead of Tuesday's inauguration of Pelješac Bridge that the construction company will finish all works on access roads on time and in line with the contract. The works are worth HRK 478.3 million without VAT and the deadline is 13 August. Speaking to Hina, Nižetić said an annex to the contract signed during the works put the deadline earlier and that the works would be completed in line with the contract. Under the contract, Strabag was given the construction of a route of over 10 km, including 1,300 m on the mainland…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale was registered between Glina and Petrinja at 1233 hours Sunday, the Croatian Seismological Service reported on Sunday afternoon. The epicentre of the tremor was near Glina, that is 14 kilometres west of Petrinja. For more news about Croatia, click here.

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - The southern island of Brač will host the Postira Seaside Film Festival (PSFF) for the 12th time on 26-31 July, featuring the best world and domestic shorts, organisers said earlier this week. Foreign films will be shown over the first two nights, including Denmark's Oscar-nominated "On my mind" by Martin Strange-Hansen, "Silence" by 2018 PSFF winner TJ O'Grady-Peyton, and "Pops" by 2017 PSFF winner Lewis Rose. Domestic shorts include Andrija Tomić's "Bulky Waste", Marko Šantić's "Marko", Filip Antonio Lizatović's "Carpe Diem", which won the best Croatian short at the recent Mediterranean Film Festival Split, and Marko Dugonjić's "A Moving Target". Films vying for the…

ZAGREB, 24 July 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 1,076 coronavirus cases, out of 3,109 tests, and 11 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Sunday, adding that there are 10,302 active cases. Hospitalisations stand at 595, including 13 patients on ventilators, while 5,563 persons are self-isolating. Croatia has registered 1,177,595 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll is 16,217, and 70.84% of adults have ben vaccinated, including 68.80% fully. For everything you need to know about coronavirus specific to Croatia, bookmark our dedicated section and select your preferred language if it…