The 9th International Conference of The European Network of Picturebook Research
28–29 September 2023
Osijek, Croatia
Organised by the European Network of Picturebook Research and the Croatian Association of Researchers in Children’s Literature (CARCL)
General information about Croatia
Location
Croatia (officially the Republic of Croatia) is a European country. It is geographically located in the southern part of Central Europe and in the northern part of the Mediterranean.
Croatia shares borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, Montenegro to the south, and it also shares a sea border with Italy on the west and south.
Cities
The capital city is Zagreb. Other major cities are Split, Rijeka, Zadar, Dubrovnik, and Osijek.
Currency
The official currency of the Republic of Croatia is the euro.
The Schengen Area
On 1 January 2023 Croatia joined the Schengen Area. Its neighbouring countries, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, and Italy are also members of the Schengen Area.
Calling code and time zone
The calling code for Croatia is +385, and the time zone is UTC+1.
Power sockets
For Croatia there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Croatia operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.
