Croatia"Inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the Croats arrived in the area in the 6th century and organised the territory into two duchies by the 9th century. Croatia was first internationally recognized as an independent state on 7 June 879 during the reign of duke Branimir. Tomislav became the first king by 925, elevating Croatia to the status of a kingdom, which retained its sovereignty for nearly two centuries. During the succession crisis after the Trpimirović dynasty ended, Croatia entered a personal union with Hungary in 1102. In 1527, faced with Ottoman conquest, the Croatian Parliament elected Ferdinand I of Austria to the Croatian throne. In October 1918, in the final days of World War I, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, independent from Austria-Hungary, was proclaimed in Zagreb, and in December 1918 it was merged into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes." - (en.wikipedia.org 20.12.2019) Southeast Europe Bjelovar-Bilogora County Borovo Dubrovnik-Neretva County Istria County Karlovac County Konstainicza Krapina-Zagorje County Lika-Senj County Međimurje County Osijek-Baranja County Požega-Slavonia County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Sisak-Moslavina County Split-Dalmatia County Varaždin County Virovitica-Podravina County Vukovar-Syrmia County Zagreb Šibenik-Knin County Dalmatia Hrvatsko Zagorje Kvarner Gulf Slavonia Krka (Croatia)