2011 in Croatia
Encyclopedia
Events in the year 2011 in Croatia.
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In motorsport
s, Croatia will host the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
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Incumbents
- PresidentPresident of CroatiaThe President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
– Ivo JosipovićIvo JosipovićIvo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the... - Prime Minister – Jadranka KosorJadranka KosorJadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka...
Sports
Football (soccer) competitions: Prva HNL2010–11 Prva HNL
The 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011...
, Druga HNL
2010–11 Druga HNL
The 2010–11 Druga HNL was the 20th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. RNK Split were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season...
, Croatian Cup
2010–11 Croatian Cup
The 2010–11 Croatian Cup is the twentieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Šibenik in the final....
. For more in football (soccer) see: 2010–11 in Croatian football
2010–11 in Croatian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2010–11 football season in Croatia, which was the 20th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatia:-Croatia U21:-Croatia U19:-Croatia U17:-Druga HNL:...
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In motorsport
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
s, Croatia will host the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
The 2011 FIM Nice Croatian Speedway World Championship Grand Prix will be the tenth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 24 at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia.- Riders :...
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Deaths
- January 3 – Fadil HadžićFadil HadžićFadil Hadžić was a prominent Croatian film director within the former Yugoslavia, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for his comedy films and plays.Hadžić was born in Bileća, Bosnia-Herzegovina...
, playwright and film director (b. 19221922 in Croatia----Events from the year 1922 in Croatia.-Events:*February 19 – First issue of Borba, the newsletter of the banned Yugoslav Communist Party, published in Zagreb-Births:*January 7 – Ivan Milat-Luketa, painter and sculptor...
) - April 18 – Ivica VidovićIvica VidovicIvica Vidović was a Croatian and Yugoslav actor who appeared in many classic films in the cinematic output of the former Yugoslavia....
, actor (b. 1939) - June 24 – Tomislav IvićTomislav IvicTomislav Ivić was a Croatian football player and manager.Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game...
, football manager - July 21 – Slavomir MiklovšSlavomir MiklovšSlavomir Miklovš was the Greek Catholic bishop of Eparchy of Križevci, Croatia.Ordained to the priesthood in 1964, he became bishop of the eparchy in 1983 retiring in 2009....
, Greek Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of KriževciEparchy of KriževciThe Eparchy of Križevci, sometimes referred to as the Croatian Greek Catholic Church or the Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church, is a recognized sui iuris Catholic Church listed in the Annuario Pontificio among the Eastern Catholic Churches of Constantinopolitan or Byzantine tradition as the Church... - July 29 – Ivan MilasIvan MilasIvan Milas is a Croatian football player. He currently plays for NK Trnje.-Football career:He joined R.A.E.C. Mons in January 2005 from Zrinjski Mostar, signing a six-month deal, but later was given a long-term contract. Milas left Mons in January 2008 and played for KAS Eupen in the Belgian...
, politician - September 18 – Ivo ŠkrabaloIvo ŠkrabaloIvo Škrabalo was a Croatian film critic, screenwriter, and member of parliament.Škrabalo was born in Sombor, where he finished elementary and high school before moving to Zagreb in 1952...
, film critic and screenwriter - November 10 – Ana GrepoAna GrepoAna Grepo was a business woman and former model from Split, Croatia. In 1995 she was crowned Miss Dalmatia on the regional beauty pageant in Split. In the last years of her life she resided in Zagreb where she was an operating manager of her own modeling agency...
, businesswoman and model