The subdivisions of Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

on the first level are the 20 counties (županija

Županija

Županija may refer to:...

, pl. županije) and one city-county

City-county

*Consolidated city–county in United States*City counties in Poland - cities on the rights of county also cities with county rights...

 (grad

Gord (Slavic settlement)

Gord is a medieval Slavic fortified settlement. This Proto-Slavic word for town or city, later differentiated into grad , gard, gorod , etc. The ancient peoples were known for building wooden fortified settlements...

, "city"). On the second level these are municipalities (općina, pl. općine) and towns (also named grad

Gord (Slavic settlement)

Gord is a medieval Slavic fortified settlement. This Proto-Slavic word for town or city, later differentiated into grad , gard, gorod , etc. The ancient peoples were known for building wooden fortified settlements...

, pl. gradovi). Both of these type of subdivisions consist of settlements (naselje

Naselje

Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...

, pl. naselja). While the counties and 2nd level subdivisions are self-governed

Local government

Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...

, naselja are used purely for statistical purposes.

Modern (1992–present)

• Counties
  Counties of Croatia
  The primary territorial subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia called županije . In English they are commonly referred to as counties....
  
   (21)
• Municipalities
  Municipalities of Croatia
  A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
  
   (429)
• Settlements
  Naselje
  Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...
  
   (6,749)

1975–1990

• Unions of Municipalities (9)
• Municipalities
  Municipalities of Croatia
  A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
  
  
• Settlements
  Naselje
  Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...
  
  

1941–1945

• Counties
  Counties of the Independent State of Croatia
  The counties were the primary territorial subdivisions of the Independent State of Croatia.There were twenty-two of them, with the capital city of Zagreb serving as the twenty-third....
  
   (22)
  • Baranja
  • Bilogora
  • Bribir and Sidraga
  • Cetina
  • Dubrava
  • Gora
  • Hum
  • Krbava - Psat
  • Lašva and Glaž
  • Lika and Gacka
  • Livac and Zapolje
  • Modruš
  • Pliva and Rama
  • Pokupje
  • Posavje
  • Prigorje
  • Sana and Luka
  • Usora and Soli
  • Vinodol and Podgorje
  • Vrhbosna
  • Vuka
  • Zagorje
  • Zagreb
• Districts
  Districts of the Independent State of Croatia
  Districts were the secondary territorial subdivisions of the Independent State of Croatia. There were 139 of them originally, with that number changing after the capitulation of Italy and the discontinuation of the Rome Agreement...
  
  
• Municipalities

1922–1929

• Oblasts
  • Oblast of Dubrovnik
  • Oblast of Karlovac
  • Oblast of Kruševac
  • Oblast of Osijek
  • Oblast of Split
  • Oblast of Vukovar
  • Oblast of Zagreb

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia

The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...

 (1868–1922)

• Counties
  Counties of Croatia
  The primary territorial subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia called županije . In English they are commonly referred to as counties....
  
  
  • Modruš-Rijeka County
  • Zagreb County
    Zagreb County
    Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
    
    
  • Varaždin County
    Varaždin County
    Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...
    
    
  • Bjelovar-Križevci County
  • Virovitica County
  • Požega County
  • Syrmia County
  • Lika-Krbava County
• Districts

Medieval Croatian Kingdom

Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)

The Kingdom of Croatia , also known as the Kingdom of the Croats , was a medieval kingdom covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans.Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries...

• Counties
  • Livno
  • Cetina
  • Imotski
  • Pliva
  • Pesenta
  • Klis
  • Bribir
  • Nin
  • Knin
  • Sidraga
  • Luka

See also

• Counties of Croatia
  Counties of Croatia
  The primary territorial subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia called županije . In English they are commonly referred to as counties....
  
  
• Former counties of Croatia (in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
  Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
  The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
  
  )
• Municipalities of Croatia
  Municipalities of Croatia
  A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
  
  
• ISO 3166-2 codes of Croatia
  ISO 3166-2:HR
  ISO 3166-2:HR is the entry for Croatia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Croatia, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Croatia (standard withdrawn in 2008)
• NUTS of Croatia
  NUTS of Croatia
  As a candidate country of the European Union, Croatia is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics . The three NUTS levels are:* NUTS-1: Croatia* NUTS-2: 3 Regions* NUTS-3: 21 CountiesThe NUTS codes are as follows:...