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Important new discoveries about Croatians
Two clearly visible Croatian Coats of Arms of Croatian troups at the 1526 battle at the Mohac field (Hungary) against the Turks (the second flag in the left column and the fourth flag in the right column). By the courtesy of Josip Sersic and Mijo Juric, Vienna, 2009.
Vienna in 1529, during the first Turkish occupation.
Stephansdom, the famous Vienna Cathedral, is in the center.
A detail from the above map published in 1530: Croatian
Coat of Arms is in the middle top,
to the left of the Stephansdom Cathedral in Vienna.
Croatian defensive forces under their Croatian flag in
Vienna in 1529,
during the first Turkish siege of the city. For more details see Croatian
Coat of Arms.
During the second Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, a Croatian village called Krowotendörfel, placed immediately near the city walls, has been destroyed, and since then it does not exist any more. The meaning of its name is precisely Croatian Village! Its position corresponded to contemporary Spittelberg near the Hofburg royal palace. For more details see [400 Jahre Kroaten in Wien]. Other names of Krowotendörfel can also be encountered in the literature:
Source Croatians in Bosnia and Herzegovina If you happen to be in Vienna until the end of January 2010, capital of Austria, we invite you not to miss an important exhibition 400 Years of Croatians in Vienna (400 Jahre Kroaten in Wien) held in Amthaus Wieden, Favoritenstrasse 18, Vienna. As can be seen from the above photos, the earliest known testimony of Croatian presence in Vienna is from 1529, so that the title should be 480 Years of Croatians in Vienna. Many thanks to Mr. Mijo Juric, Vienna, for indicating the mistake in the title. The accompaning Symposium has been held in 20-22nd November 2009, organized by Krotisches Zentrum, Schwindgasse 14, 1040, Vienna, Austria. A very interesting booklet entitled 400 Jahre Kroaten in Wien / 400 ljet Hrvati u Becu (should be 480!) has been issued, prepared Peter Tyran (editor in chief) and his collaborators Josip Sersic and Mijo Juric. Many thanks to Dr. Josip Sersic and Mr. Mijo Juric, Vienna, for their kind help.
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The oldeset known mention of Correspondence Chess
The first mention of playing chess in Croatia dates from 14th century, more precisely, from 1385 in the city of Zadar. Thomas Hyde, an English orientalist from 17th century, travelled through Croatia, and mentioned that the correspondence chess had been played between Croatian and Venetian merchants in 1650, more precisely, beween the Dubrovnik and Venetian merchants. It is the oldest mention of the correspondence chess in history. This fact can be found in his book "De ludis orientalibus" (On Eastern Games), published in Latin in 1694. Information by the courtesy of dr. Zvonko Krecak, Croatian physicist and president of the Croatian Correspondence Chess Association. Source Croatian Sports. In Croatia there is a Chess Street, the only one in the world. Aleksandar Lysenko, Russian international chess master, is the author of an article "In the Chess Street" published by the well known Russian chess journal "64 Chess Survey", Moscow 1996. The article deals with the Chess Club in the Chess Street in the town of Ravna Gora in Croatia. He wrote: "It is good that such a street exists, but it is a pity that the street is not in Russia."
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