Croatian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
The Croatian Encyclopedia is a Croatia
n encyclopedia
which is currently published by the Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
.
The first Croatian Encyclopedia was begun in the 1930s in Zagreb
by the publisher Mate Ujević
. After the formation of the Banovina of Croatia
the project received the support of the government, as well as from the Catholic Church
. Articles were written by academics from the University of Zagreb
and other parts of the then Kingdom of Yugoslavia
. The encyclopedia was planned in 12 volumes. The first was published on February 10, 1941. Only two months later, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dissolved and the Independent State of Croatia
was formed. The fifth volume was published in early 1945 in the waning days of the state.
After the Yugoslav Partisans entered Zagreb, the fifth volume's copies were largely destroyed, and the encyclopedia's editors ceased work on the project. Many of the people who had worked on it later helped write the Croatian language
General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute initiated by the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža
.
Upon Croatian independence in 1991, the first steps were taken in completing a new Croatian Encyclopedia. The Miroslav Krleža Lexicographic Institute published the first out of 11 volumes of the encyclopedia in 1999.
By April 2007, eight of eleven volumes had been published; the final eleventh volume was published in September 2009.
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 ...
n encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
which is currently published by the Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
The Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute is Croatia's national lexicographical institution. Based in Zagreb, it was originally established in 1950 as the national lexicographical institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
.
The first Croatian Encyclopedia was begun in the 1930s in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
by the publisher Mate Ujević
Mate Ujevic
Mate Ujević was a Croatian poet and encyclopedist.Ujević finished gymnasium in Sinj and Split and studied literature in Zagreb. He bachelored in Ljubljana and finished his doctoral dissertation on poet Jovan Hranilović in Zagreb...
. After the formation of the Banovina of Croatia
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
the project received the support of the government, as well as from the Catholic Church
Catholic Church in Croatia
Roman Catholicism in Croatia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are an estimated 3.8 million baptised Roman Catholics in Croatia, roughly 85% of the population. The national sanctuary of Croatia is in Marija Bistrica...
. Articles were written by academics from the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
and other parts of the then Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
. The encyclopedia was planned in 12 volumes. The first was published on February 10, 1941. Only two months later, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dissolved and the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
was formed. The fifth volume was published in early 1945 in the waning days of the state.
After the Yugoslav Partisans entered Zagreb, the fifth volume's copies were largely destroyed, and the encyclopedia's editors ceased work on the project. Many of the people who had worked on it later helped write the Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute initiated by the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža was a leading Croatian and Yugoslav writer and the dominant figure in cultural life of both Yugoslav states, the Kingdom and the Republic . He has often been proclaimed the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Miroslav Krleža was born in Zagreb, modern-day...
.
Upon Croatian independence in 1991, the first steps were taken in completing a new Croatian Encyclopedia. The Miroslav Krleža Lexicographic Institute published the first out of 11 volumes of the encyclopedia in 1999.
By April 2007, eight of eleven volumes had been published; the final eleventh volume was published in September 2009.