When talking about Croatia in connection with sports everybody is immediately thinking of the 2009 World Men’s Handball Championship which took place from January 16, 2009 to February 1, 2009. Until today it is considered as one of the greatest and most popular sports events that took ever place in Croatia. Furthermore also Croatian cities, in particular Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Porec, Zagreb and Pula, benefited from this championship as still today hundreds of tourists come to Croatia in order to visit those cities in which the respective handball tournaments were held.
Nearly every handball fan and hobby handball player remembers the opening game as well as the final game of the 2009 World Men’s Handball Championship in Croatia. It was a festive ceremony that showed all people that also Croatia as a particularly unpopular country regarding sports in general was able to hold a championship. Croatia placed second while France came off as winner of the whole tournament.
In spite of all Croatia is not as unpopular in sports as most people think. Fact is that Croatia is happy about its most popular team sports football, handball, water polo and basketball. Yes – Croatia represents a real sports country besides being the host country of the 2009 World Men’s Handball Championship. Croatia has great and talented athletes that are able to show their sports skills, capabilities and proficiency in sports that are mainly played by individuals such as tennis, skiing, swimming, table tennis and chess.
When talking about the history of Croatian sports, Franjo Bučar, who was born in 1866 and died in 1946, can be mentioned. He is widely regarded to be the father of modern Croatian sport. Moreover, he is also famous and very popular for the foundation of the Croatian Sports Federation in 1909.
Another very popular sport in Croatia is fishing. Strictly speaking Croatia represents a country that is very rich in general fishing opportunities. You are also interested in fishing there when going on your next holiday in Croatia? No problem – just make sure that you have the right fishing equipment, the so-called Angelzubehör in German. Pet shops and also Angelsport Angelshop do offer the required equipment like a fishing rod, lure and more. Now back to business: Anglers have the possibility to catch a variety of different fish all along the so-called Adriatic Coast. Various fresh water fish species have to be caught in rivers and lakes.
Fact is that Croatia is famous to be a real fishing country. Local people there look retrospectively at long fishing traditions. So it is very easy for tourists and interested visitors to get info and tip where and how to fish. Please mind that it is necessary to have an officially valid fishing license in order to have the right to fish in Croatia. Strictly speaking everybody who wants to fish in Croatia must be able to show a fishing permit. A so-called fishing permit is obtainable from Croatian local offices or travel agents. You just have to pay the required set fee in order to obtain a fishing permit. Besides, there is no age limit for fishing in Croatia.
