2026 in Croatia
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Events in the year 2026 in Croatia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Zoran Milanović
- Speaker of the Parliament: Gordan Jandroković
- Prime Minister: Andrej Plenković
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Two people die in a house fire in Glina.[1]
- 6 – 12 January – Heavy snowfall affects Croatia, disrupting travel and causing numerous injuries.[2] In Zagreb, hundreds of people are treated for fracture related injuries caused by icy conditions and an orange level weather warning is issued for the Zagreb region. A red weather warning is issued for the Osijek region.[3][4][5] In Knin, several villages are left without electricity and the start of classes in primary schools is postponed.[6]
- 7 January – Blessed Miroslav Bulešić Hospice is opened in Pula.[7]
- 9 January – The maternity hospital in Sinj is closed due to a low number of births.[8]
- 12 January – A woman dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in Zaprešić.[9]
- 29 January – Tomislav Ćorić is voted in as the new Minister of Finance by a vote of 76-52 in the Croatian Parliament. His predecessor, Marko Primorac becomes the vice president of the European Investment Bank.[10]
- 31 January – Marko Kovač and Vlado Razum are consecrated as auxiliary bishops of Zagreb in the Zagreb Cathedral by archbishop Dražen Kutleša.[11][12]
February
[edit]- 1 February – The Croatian men's handball team wins a bronze medal at the 2026 European Championship.[13][14]
- 3 February – Up to 50,000 people gathered at the Ban Jelačić Square in Zagreb to celebrate Croatian men's handball team silver medal.[15]
- 7 February – The Croatia national futsal team wins bronze at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026.[16]
- 18 February – The final identification of nine victims from the Croatian War of Independence, four of whom are Croatian defenders, was carried out at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb.[17]
- 21 February – Demonstrations in Zagreb against a planned chicken farms complex near Sisak.[18]
- 23 February – A boat carrying migrants capsizes along the Una River near Hrvatska Kostajnica, killing a passenger.[19]
- 27 February
- Student dormitory of the Polytechnic in Bjelovar opened.[20]
- A worker died at a construction site in the Zagreb neighborhood of Sveta Klara.[21]
- Croatian soldiers Stjepan Boni and Zvonimir Miljak buried in Antunovac and at the Vukovar Memorial Cemetery, 36 years after their disappearance and nine days after their exhumation.[22]
- 28 February – A 17-year-old boy died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a train in a tunnel at the main railway station in Split.[23]
March
[edit]- 1 March – The Croatian Police's Anti-explosive service has removed a World War II anti-ship mine weighing 500 kg, with more than 300 kg of explosives, from Rovinj's Lone Bay.[24]
- 2 March
- Employees of the Institute for Social Work in Split and Kaštela have started a "white strike" (bijeli štrajk) due to a "lack of professional staff and administrative burden".[25]
- At a construction site in Pazin, a German EMC anti-ship mine from World War II weighing 580 kg was found.[26]
- 14 people injured in fire at Bilice prison in Split.[27]
- Shooters Josip Sikavica, Miran Maričić and Petar Gorša won bronze in the team competition of the 2026 European Championship in Erevan.[28]
- 3 March
- An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale shook the Sisak area at 5:46 a.m. (CET).[29]
- The 17th Croatian Contingent (HRVCON) with 50 soldiers sent off to NATO's Forward Land Forces in Poland from the barracks in Knin.[30]
- Mayor of Nova Gradiška Vinko Grgić resigned.[31]
- 14 Croatian pilgrims returned from the Holy Land by charter at the Zagreb Airport amid Israeli-Iranian conflict.[32]
- USKOK arrested 19 suspects for corruption, two of whom were high-ranking officials of the HEP power company.[33]
- Croatian free diver Vitomir Maričić received recognition from the World Apnea – AIDA International for the best free diver in 2025 by international ranking, while copatriot Petar Klovar finished second.[34]
- Shooter Josip Sikavica became European champion in the solo air rifle at the Championship in Erevan.[35]
- 4 March
- An earthquake with an epicentre near Siverić (Drniš) measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 1:23 a.m. (CET)[36]
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent four Croatia Airlines' planes to evacuate Croatian citizens in the United Arab Emirates due to the Israeli-Iranan conflict.[37]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- 23–28 June –
- 13-18 August – 2026 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 23 January – Dalibor Brun, 76, singer[40]
February
[edit]- 15 February – Goran Sukno, 66, water polo player[41]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[42]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 5 April – Easter Sunday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 30 May - Statehood Day
- 4 June – Feast of Corpus Christi
- 22 June – Anti-Fascist Struggle Day
- 5 August – Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 18 November – Remembrance Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "U Puli svečano otvoren Hospicij blaženog Miroslava Bulešića" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Gasi se rodilište u Sinju - širi se prostor za palijativu i fizikalnu terapiju" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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- ^ "Biskupsko ređenje mons. Marka Kovača i mons. Vlade Razuma". ika.hkm.hr (in Croatian). Informativna katolička agencija (IKA). 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Zagrebačka nadbiskupija nakon 15 godina dobila dva nova biskupa" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "European Men's Handball Championship - Denmark Norway Sweden 2026-Final Standings". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Croatia bounce back to win EHF EURO 2026 bronze". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "SP 2025: Veličanstven doček srebrnih rukometaša". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 3 February 2026.
- ^ "France vs Croatia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Identificirano devet žrtava iz Domovinskog rata" [Nine victims from the Homeland War identified]. branitelji.gov.hr (in Croatian). Ministry of Croatian defenders. 18 February 2026.
- ^ Hina (21 February 2026). "U Zagrebu prosvjed protiv klaonica i farmi pilića kod Siska: Takav projekt je neprihvatljiv". tportal.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 1". AP News. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Balen, Suzana (27 February 2026). "Otvoren studentski dom u Bjelovaru u obnovljenoj povijesnoj zgradi". vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Hina (27 February 2026). "Radnik poginuo na gradilištu u Svetoj Klari". vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ "Pokopani hrvatski branitelji Stjepan Boni i Zvonimir Miljak". vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Split: Umro 17-godišnjak kojega je udario vlak". vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). 28 February 2026.
- ^ Radić, Jana (27 February 2026). "Policija uspješno uklonila protubrodsku minu iz uvale Lone" [The police successfully removed the anti-ship mine from Lone bay]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Hina (2 March 2026). "Ministar Ružić o bijelom štrajku: Razgovaramo i radimo na rješenju" [Minister Ružić on the white strike: We are discussing and working on a solution]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Hina (2 March 2026). "Pazin: Pronađena avionska bomba iz Drugog svjetskog rata" [Pazin: Aircraft bomb from World War II found]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Šarić, Jelena (3 March 2026). "Požar u splitskom zatvoru Bilice: 14 ozlijeđenih, troje zadržano u bolnici" [Fire in Split's Bilice prison: 14 injured, three hospitalized]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ "Hrvatska osvojila broncu na Europskom prvenstvu u Erevanu! U tercetu medaljonoša dvojica su solinskih 'cementaša'" [Croatia won bronze at the European Championships in Yerevan! Two of the medalists are from Solin]. slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 2 March 2026.
- ^ Hina (3 March 2026). "Potres jačine 3,1 prema Richteru zatresao sisačko područje" [An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale shook the Sisak area]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ "Ispraćen 17. hrvatski kontingent u NATO-ovu aktivnost u Poljskoj" [17th Croatian contingent sent off to NATO activity in Poland]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). 3 March 2026.
- ^ Hina (3 March 2026). "Vinko Grgić podnio ostavku na mjesto gradonačelnika Nove Gradiške" [Vinko Grgić resigned as mayor of Nova Gradiška]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Hina (3 March 2026). "Hrvatski hodočasnici iz Izraela sletjeli u Zagreb" [Croatian pilgrims from Israel land in Zagreb]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ Hina (3 March 2026). "Uhićeno 19 osoba, među njima i direktori HEP-a" [19 people arrested, including HEP directors]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ^ "Priznanje svjetske organizacije: Vitomir Maričić najbolji, Petar Klovar na drugom mjestu" [Recognition from a world organization: Vitomir Maričić is the best, Petar Klovar is in second place]. sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Solinjanin Josip Sikavica uzeo zlato na europskom prvenstvu, briljantan od početka do kraja" [Josip Sikavica from Solin wins gold at the European Championships, brilliant from start to finish]. slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 4 March 2026.
- ^ Hina (4 March 2026). "Prilično jak potres, magnitude 3.9 po Richteru kod Siverića" [A fairly strong earthquake, magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale near Siverić]. vijesti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
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