IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
- Road assistance: 987
- General information: 981
- Emergency medical assistance: 94
- Firefighters: 93
- Police: 92
Information about local and inter-city phone numbers: 988
Information about international phone numbers: 902
Weather prognosis and traffic information: +385 060 520 520
Croatian auto club: +385 1 6611 999
Unique emergency number: 112
MONEY
The Croatian currency is called kuna.
1 kuna (HRK or often abbreviated as Kn) = 100 lipa.
Notes include 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 HRK.
Coins include 25, 5, 2 and 1 kuna, as well as 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 lipa.
The exchange rate is (roughly) 7,3 HRK for 1 Euro (at the time of writing). You can exchange money into HRK in any bank or currency exchange office. Some shops/restaurants may accept payment in Euro if you ran out of local currency, but don’t depend on it. Many shops and restaurants will accept Visa, Diners, Mastercard and other credit cards, but ask first just to be sure.
To get some insight into average restaurant prices, you will usually pay 10-20 HRK for a beer, anywhere from 50-200 HRK for a bottle of wine and between 30 and 200 HRK for a meal, depending on the restaurant. Check the pricelist before ordering and/or ask the waiter to be sure you have enough of our currency.
Customs limitations: Import and export of foreign currency is unlimited. One can bring into / out of Croatia a limited amount of 2000 HRK. For any amount over 2000 HRK one will need to ask for a special permit from the Croatian national bank (Narodna banka Hrvatske).
TAX REFUND FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS
For any purchase over 500 Kn one needs to ask for a tax refund template document – “Porezni ček” (Tax cheque) and confirm it with the customs officers on the border crossing as you leave Croatia. The value-added tax in Croatia (PDV) is 23%.
Croatian customs information centre: 01/6102-333.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
A passport or some other internationally recognized document. Foreign citizens can spend up to3 months in Croatia.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Any diplomatic embassy of Republic of Croatia in other countries, or the Ministry of external affairs in Croatia.
Tel. + 385 1 4569 964
www.mvp.hr/mvprh-www-eng/index.html
TIME ZONE
Croatia is in the GMT +1 time zone.
The local time changes to GMT+2 starting with the last Saturday in March until Saturday before the last Sunday in October (daylight savings time).
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
- January 1st – New Year
- January 6th – Holy three kings
- Second day of Easter – Easter Monday
- May 1st – International worker’s day
- Tijelovo (Corpus Christi) – Catholic holiday, 9th Thursday after Easter
- June 22nd – Day of victory over fascism
- June 25th – Sovereignty day
- August 5th – Homeland gratitude day
- August 15th – Assumption of Mary
- October 8th – Independence day
- November 1st – All Saints day
- December 25th-26th – Christmas holidays
ELECTRIC POWERGRID
220 V, 50Hz
Power sockets will have two circular contacts or three contacts for grounded appliances. If you need adapters or transformers you can find them in most larger electric appliance stores or shopping outlets (all guests arriving from USA should check if their laptops and personal appliances (electric shaving kits etc.) have the required switch).