Come once and you will always return
Krešimir Bubalo, Mayor of the City of Osijek
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
City of Osijek lies in the Pannonian plain, at the crossroads of routes and from the historical point of view an important position. It is one of the rare cities situated on one river bank only, anchored on the right side of the River Drava, coexisting as one body and soul.
Rijeka - a city of urban tourism
Vojko Obersnel, Mayor of the City of Rijeka
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
Rijeka is located in the northernmost part of the Adriatic, where the sea is deeply drawn in the European continent, surrounded by mountains and islands and dominating over the beautiful Kvarner Bay. Situated at the crossroads of important maritime and land routes, Rijeka is a place where the Mediterranean meets the heritage of the Central Europe.
First among Croatian towns
Ivan Čehok, Mayor of the City of Varaždin
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
"Komm mit nach Varaždin - Come to Varaždin" is a well known aria from the operetta "Countess Marica" by Emerik Kalman from the beginning of the 20th century, which the inhabitants of Varaždin have grown to accept as the unofficial anthem of their town. In this refrain, a beautiful Varaždin local, countess Marica, responds to the courting of a Hungarian baron by singing about the blooming roses and beauties of the town and about the happiness that they would find together in Varaždin.
Only Croatian port on Danube
Željko Sabo, Mayor of the City of Vukovar
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
The Town of Vukovar is positioned in the northeast part of the Republic of Croatia, at the mouth of the River Vuka where it flows into the Danube, at a point where the regions of Slavonia (Slavonija) and Syrmia (Srijem) unite. As the centre of the Vukovar-Srijem County, the most eastern county of the Republic of Croatia, today the number of inhabitants of Vukovar is 31,670.
Working on a dream post
Jan Kickert, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria in Croatia
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
It is approaching two years that I have assumed the post of the Austrian Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia. So by now I feel that I may share some of my impressions of working and living in Zagreb and Croatia.
Green Mediterranean
Denis Ivošević, Director of the Istria Tourist Board
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
From the deep blue sea to the crests of the hills: Istria
Esteemed business partners, visitors and friends!
Gordana Medved, Director of the Kvarner Tourist Board
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
There are numerous reasons why the area of Primorsko-Goranska County, known under the common and recognizable name of Kvarner, always was and still is an attractive destination for visitors. In fact, it is increasingly becoming even more attractive!
City full of historical monuments and cultural heritage
Zvonko Šupe, Director of the Zadar Tourist Board
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
Zadar is a city with an exceptional 3,000 year-old history and an exceptionally valuable cultural heritage, a city that always manages to offer something new and original. Located at the very heart of the Adriatic, Zadar is the urban centre of Northern Dalmatia, the administrative, economical, cultural and political centre of an area of 92,000 people.
Lynx returned to this magnificent forests
Ivan Malnar, Director of the Risnjak National Park
Five Stars Croatia Issue 6 — May 09, 2011.
I was given the honour to address you with this article and, as the Director of the Risnjak National Park to introduce you to this area, one of the eight national parks in Croatia.
