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Report on the activities in the field of standardization of geographical names in the Republic of Croatia in the period from 2007 to 2008

In Croatia there is no national body for the standardization of geographical names. The Croatian Parliament is competent for the naming and specification of territories of the counties, cities and municipalities. The municipalities are responsible for naming and making decisions on territories of settlements. Names changes of counties, towns and municipalities are published in Official Gazette (Narodne novine), while the changes in settlements are published in official papers of a particular municipality. The names are kept in the Register of Spatial Unites in the State Geodetic Administration (SGA). Pursuant to the Law on Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (Narodne novine, the official gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 90/92), there are 21 counties, 70 towns and 419 municipalities established in Croatia. Since 1992 the number of counties, towns and municipalities has been changed. The issues of Narodne novine, the official gazette of the Republic of Croatia where the changes are published are: 69/95, 44/2000 and 86/2006. Ethnical minorities are defined according to the Constitutional Law on Human Rights and Freedoms and of the Rights of Ethnic and National Communities or Minorities in the Republic of Croatia (Narodne novine, the official gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No.105/2000). Pursuant to the Law of State Survey and Real Estate Cadastre, Croatian Geodetic Institute (CGI) establishes and maintenance the register of geographical names.

Croatia ; geographical names ; exsonyms ; endonyms ; standardization

National Report for the period 2007-2008