tako, tako! Karen Heiser <[email protected]> wrote:Dear List - the sound you hear is my Grandmother, rolling over in her grave. If she was able to partake in THIS discussion, all 4 ft. 11 ins. of her would be in your face! I agree with Robert, being called a Balkan was not a good thing to most Croatians. Karen Heiser Weed, Siskiyou, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerome Buza" To: Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 10:46 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Balkans > Encyclopedia > > > > Balkan Peninsula > > > > Balkan Peninsula, southeasternmost peninsula of Europe, c.200,000 sq mi > > (518,000 sq km), bounded by the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, > > Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Adriatic Sea. Although there is no > > sharp physiographic separation between the peninsula and Central Europe, > > the line of the Sava and Danube rivers is commonly considered as the > > region's northern limit. The Balkan Peninsula therefore includes most of > > Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, > > Albania, Macedonia, continental Greece (including the Peloponnesus), > > Bulgaria, European Turkey, and SE Romania. These countries, successors to > > the Ottoman Empire, are called the Balkan States. Historically and > > politically the region extends north of this line to include all of > > Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Romania. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/