Croatia Crossword Puzzle for Kids
Free printable educational crossword puzzle. Every clue is a plain-English sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Croatia, with the key word blanked out.
Croatia Crossword
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
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Across
- 2. Croatia has been _____ by powers from both regions at varying points in its history. (10 letters)
- 4. The last Hungarian king of Croatia Louis II was _____ at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526. (6 letters)
- 6. They called it the _____ of "Dalmatia," named after these tribes. (8 letters)
- 8. Croatia is a unitary _____ parliamentary republic in Central and Southeastern Europe. (10 letters)
- 9. The Romans conquered and annexed the _____ in 9 AD. (9 letters)
- 11. Croatia would remain as a part of the empire of Austria-_____ under Ferdinand's descendants until 1918. (7 letters)
- 14. The kingdom _____ the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand as king the next year. (5 letters)
Down
- 1. Croatia is the 127th _____ country in the world. (7 letters)
- 3. It declared independence from _____ on 8 October 1991. (10 letters)
- 5. It has medieval _____ that mix western and eastern architecture. (6 letters)
- 7. The oldest national park in Croatia is the Plitvice _____ National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (5 letters)
- 10. The _____ age for men is 65 years and for women 60 years. (10 letters)
- 12. The Hungarians would _____ as Kings of Croatia until the early modern period. (4 letters)
- 13. Thousands of _____ are part of Croatia. 48 have people living there year-round. (7 letters)
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Croatia Word Search
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This is a fill-in crossword. Each clue is a sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Croatia, with the key term blanked out. The number in parentheses shows the letter count. Solve interactively on screen or check Show answers to view the answer key. To print a clean student worksheet, press Print Puzzle.
Croatia Crossword Answer Key & Definitions
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- 2 Across: INFLUENCED
- 4 Across: KILLED — Killing a living thing is when someone or something ends that life and makes the living thing die. Simple English Wikipedia: Killing
- 6 Across: PROVINCE — A province is a subdivision of a country. Simple English Wikipedia: Province
- 8 Across: DEMOCRATIC
- 9 Across: TERRITORY — A territory (plural: territories, from the word terra, which means 'land') is an area which belongs to a person, organization, institution, animal, nation or state. Simple English Wikipedia: Territory
- 11 Across: HUNGARY — Hungary is a landlocked country in southeastern Central Europe. Simple English Wikipedia: Hungary
- 14 Across: CHOSE — Chose is a term used in common law tradition to refer to rights in property, specifically a combined bundle of rights. Wikipedia: Chose
- 1 Down: LARGEST
- 3 Down: YUGOSLAVIA — Yugoslavia was a country in Europe that lay mostly in the Balkan Peninsula. Simple English Wikipedia: Yugoslavia
- 5 Down: CITIES — A city has many buildings and streets. It has houses, hotels, condominiums, and apartments for many people to live in, shops where they may buy things, places for people to work, and a government to run the city and keep law and order in the city. Simple English Wikipedia: City
- 7 Down: LAKES — A lake (from Latin: lacus) is a large body of water (larger and deeper than a pond) within a body of land. Simple English Wikipedia: Lake
- 10 Down: RETIREMENT — Retirement is when people stop working. People may retire when they reach a certain age, or if they get sick or have an accident, or even for their own choice. Simple English Wikipedia: Retirement
- 12 Down: RULE
- 13 Down: ISLANDS — This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. Simple English Wikipedia: List of islands by area
Definitions adapted from Simple English Wikipedia and Wikipedia articles (week 2026-W41), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Read about Croatia
Croatia is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Central and Southeastern Europe. Croatia has been influenced by powers from both regions at varying points in its history. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia is a part of the Balkans, and was one of the republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It became independent in 1991. It joined the European Union on 1 July 2013.
History
In earlier times, the land now known as Croatia was inhabited by different kinds of humans including Neanderthals and Neolithic cultures. In Roman times seafaring pirates known to the Romans as the Dalmatian Tribes lived there, as the Histri, Liburni and the Delmatae. The Romans conquered and annexed the territory in 9 AD. They called it the province of "Dalmatia," named after these tribes. During more than 400 years of Roman rule, the province of Dalmatia would become Romanized. The Roman invaders mixed with the natives. Their descendants adopted a Roman lifestyle even after the collapse of the Roman state in 476 AD.
In the early seventh century pagan West Slavs named the Croats (where Croatia gets its name) came to live in the former province of Dalmatia. They conquered the people already living there. They were influenced by Roman Catholic Christian missionaries who completed the process of Christianization in the early 9th century. Tomislav in 925 was the first King of Croatia. Croatia was an independent Catholic kingdom until 1102, when a Hungarian prince inherited the Croatian throne. The Hungarians would rule as Kings of Croatia until the early modern period. The last Hungarian king of Croatia Louis II was killed at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526. The kingdom chose the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand as king the next year.
Croatia would remain as a part of the empire of Austria-Hungary under Ferdinand's descendants until 1918. In 1918 it became a part of the Kingdom of Slovenians, Croats and Serbs, later named Yugoslavia. It was occupied in World War II. After a short war with Italy a fascist dictatorship formed the Independent State of Croatia in 1941. It was not independent from the control of Nazi Germany (see also Jasenovac concentration camp).
In 1945, Croatia became a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which was non-aligned after breaking connections with the Eastern Bloc. It collapsed in 1991. Slovenia, then Croatia, later the other republics claimed independence and became parliamentary democracies. War in Yugoslavia made a strong impact on society in economic, political and cultural terms. Civil society and media that came out of anti-war struggle in Croatia grew against nationalism, media and civil freedoms, later also corruption.
The country's democratic development around 2000, made it possible for Croatia to finally join Slovenia as a European Union member on 1 July 2013.
Geography
Croatia is in Central and Southeast Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south-east, Montenegro to the south-east, the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and Slovenia to the northwest. It lies mostly between latitudes 42° and 47° N and longitudes 13° and 20° E. Part of the territory in the extreme south surrounding Dubrovnik is a practical exclave connected to the rest of the mainland by territorial waters. It is separated by a short coastline strip belonging to Bosnia and Herzegovina around Neum. Croatia is divided into 21 counties.
Croatia is the 127th largest country in the world. The highest point is the Dinara peak at 1831 m. Thousands of islands are part of Croatia. 48 have people living there year-round. The largest islands are Cres and Krk. Major rivers are the Sava, Drava, Kupa and Danube.
There are many deep caves in Croatia. 49 are deeper than 250 m. Croatia's most famous lakes are the Plitvice lakes.
Most of Croatia has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate. Average temperature ranges between -3 °C in January and 18 °C in July. The coldest parts of the country are Lika and Gorski Kotar. The warmest are at the Adriatic coast.
There are several ecoregions in Croatia. The coastline, forests, mountains, and rivers give Croatia diverse flora and fauna. There are more than a thousand endemic species.
Politics
Croatia adopted its constitution in 1990. It declared independence from Yugoslavia on 8 October 1991.
The President of the Republic is the head of state. The President is directly elected to a five-year term. The Constitution limits the President to a maximum of two terms. Zoran Milanović became president in 2020.
The Prime Minister of Croatia is the head of government. Since 2016, the prime minister of the government is Andrej Plenković.
Economy
Croatia is one of the richest countries of the Balkan Peninsula and of the former Yugoslavia's countries. But Croatia had also the highest cost prices of the whole Central Europe. The average monthly salary/wages in Croatia standing on 739 euro or nearly US$1000.
The retirement age for men is 65 years and for women 60 years. Healthcare is quite good.
Education
Education is free and required until the child reaches the age of 15. Many choose to continue their studies in high school until the age of 18.
Tourism
After the war that devastated the country, Croatia has rebuilt its infrastructure. Its image is a Mediterranean country with crystal clear waters. It has medieval cities that mix western and eastern architecture. Dubrovnik is the symbol of this new Croatia that is strongly committed to European tourism.
There are many reasons to visit Croatia. Its six UNESCO World Heritage sites: Dubrovnik's Old Town (undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in Europe), the Diocletian's Palace in Split, the historic core of Trogir, the Cathedral of St. James of Sibenik, the Plitvice Lakes National Park, or the Episcopal Ensemble of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Center of Porec (Istria).
The coastline winds from the Istria Peninsula to the south of Dalmatia. Many people visit the islands, such as Hvar or Korcula in Dalmatia or Rab and Losinj in Kvarner Bay. Nudism is associated with Croatia, in its crystalline waters.
Other websites
Croatia announces passing of President Franjo Tudjman, taken off life support
Basic facts, website of the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Text adapted from the Simple English Wikipedia article “Croatia” (revision 10796582, 2026-03-27), authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.