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Nine Croatian cities competing for 2020 European Capital of Culture nomination

Deputy Culture Minister Berislav Sipus said on Friday that nine Croatian cities - Dubrovnik, Djakovo, Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Varazdin, Zadar and Zagreb - had entered the second round of nominations for the 2020 European Capital of Culture.

Sipus said that under a European Union decision of 16 April 2014, Croatia had the opportunity to take part in the nominations.

The 2020 European Capital of Culture will be a Croatian and an Irish city.

This occasion was also marked on social media:

Jedan od ovih hrvatskih gradova će 2020. ponijeti prestižnu titulu Europske prijestolnice kulture. Uz razvoj kulturnog ž...

Posted by Vlada Republike Hrvatske on Saturday, 18 April 2015

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