Krsto Mazarović was one of the pioneers 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 ...

n aviation

Aviation

Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...

. He was the first Croat flying in a balloon

Balloon (aircraft)

A balloon is a type of aircraft that remains aloft due to its buoyancy. A balloon travels by moving with the wind. It is distinct from an airship, which is a buoyant aircraft that can be propelled through the air in a controlled manner....

. His flight took place on December 15, 1789 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...

 when he was conducting the first meteorological air pressure measurement in Croatia. His family descended from Croats of Boka Kotorska

Croats of Boka Kotorska

The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska , a coastal region in Montenegro, the largest of their kind in Tivat. They are also known as Bokelji, a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska...

 from the town of Perast

Perast

Perast is an old town in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor.- Geography :...

, where they are mentioned for the first time in 1334.

External links

• 150 ANNIVERSARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY AT ZAGREB-GRIČ
• Prvi hrvatski aeronauti
• NA VJEČNOJ STRAŽI ZALJEVA