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{{infobox Country
|country = Croatia
|map = <map lat='44.7' lng='16.5' zoom='6' view='0' float='right'/>
|language = Croatian
|capital = [[Zagreb]]
|pop = 4,440,690
|currency = Kuna Euro (HRKEUR)|hitch = {{average}}<rating country='hr' />|BW = HR
}}
'''Croatia''' is a country in [[Southern Europe]]. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] and as of 2023 is a part of the [[Schengen Agreement]] .Croatia can be great for hitchhikingin summer. It is quite easy to hitch along the coast, and waiting time rarely exceeds 20 minutes. Almost everyoneHowever, except for in the winter months many of the older generationcoastal towns become ghost towns and you may find that hitching wait times exceed an hour, speaks Englishoften with very short rides once you do get them.[[File:Croatia_minefields. Croatians are also extremely openpng|thumb|left|Minefields in Croatia]]Some routes, friendlyhowever, and hospitable. Definitely might appear to be more difficult to hitch but with some portion of patience one can get a must-see ride almost anywhere in this Balkan country.
When going out of the country you can choose either to go out at the weekend or not. When choosing the weekend, on one hand it is absolutely one of the best ways to hitchhike. The columns sometimes are more than 10 km long and the cars barely go, the most of the time they stand. So it is easy when you have a ride to get out of the car and walk between the cars in the lines and ask maybe directly for your destination. There are at least columns before every toll and before some tunnels that go only one way and before the border. ''[[User:Amines | Amines]] was hitchhiking at Saturday towards the coast at the A1 highway on a petrol station after [[Zagreb]] but gave up after 4 hours, walked across the road where there was a column and got a ride directly to [[Bratislava]] within 5 minutes.'' On the other hand it takes time to get out of the country because you will wait in this columns for hours and hours. Aside from Croatian, Italian is widely known in some areas. Croatians are also extremely open, friendly, and hospitable, although there are known accidents of nationalistic hatred being directed onto foreign travelers. It is nonetheless definitely a must-see country with beautiful landscape, islands, and warm sea. The coastal road is beautiful, however be careful of where you are dropped off. You may find yourself with a mountain on one side and sudden drop on the other. ==Dangers==There are some landmines left in Croatia. [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]] and Kelsey stumbled across signs in the middle of the night in central Croatia. Ask locals about this if you're sleeping out. It is advised to ask to stay in people's gardens or in the truck. However with the exception of some areas outside of- specifically just south of- [[Zadar]], the coastline is completely clear. Please be aware of this and be careful! [https://misportal.hcr.hr/HCRweb/faces/simple/Map.jspx Map of marked minefields] ==Phrasebook== * Hello '''Dobar dan'''* Good bye '''Doviđenja'''/'''Bok (casual)'''* Please '''Molim'''* Thank you '''Hvala'''* Direction '''Smjer'''* Highway '''Autocesta'''* Are you going to...? '''Idete li do...?'''* I'm going to... '''Idem do...'''* Could I get a lift to...? '''Mogu li dobiti prijevoz do...?'''* Yes '''Da'''* No '''Ne'''* To the next petrol station '''Do slijedeće (slijedeche) benzinske stanice'''* I will get down here '''Ovdje ću izaći'''* Could you stop here? '''Možete li ovdje stati?'''* Do you speak... (english)? '''Govorite li... (engleski)?'''* My name is... '''Moje ime je...'''* What is your name? '''Kako se zovete?''' == Cities ===[[File:2008 sibenik to rijeka croatia claree.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Clare hitchhiking at the peage]]
* [[Dubrovnik]]
* [[Osijek]]
* [[Pula]]
* [[Rijeka]]
* [[Split]]
* [[Zadar]]
* [[Zagreb]]
== Border Crossings ==
== More information ==
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=12&post=254480 Hitchhiking in Croatia on CS ], a CouchSurfing group]* When travelling to the islands, you can use the ''katamaran''. It is a faster and cheaper passenger ferry than the car ferry. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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