Croatian Forestry Society
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Croatian Forestry Society has a source in the Croatian-Slavonian agricultural society, which was founded at the initiative of foresters in Zagreb in 1841. Forestry section was created on the December 26, 1846 in Prečec near Zagreb
. That date marks the beginning of the Croatian Forestry Society.
The Forestry Society is solely responsible for the most significant accomplishments of forestry practice, education and science in Croatia: the enactment of the Law on Forests in the year 1852, and its strict application six years later; founding of the Economic and Forestry University in Križevci
in 1860; publishing of the first scientific forestry-specialized publication in southeast Europe, Šumarski list ("Journal of Forestry") on January 1, 1877, which has since been continuously published to this day; preparation and participation in the Millennium Exhibition in Budapest in 1896, where the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
had its showroom, and forestry and wood processing its own special pavilion; construction of the Croatian Forestry House (in today's Mažuranić Square, Zagreb) in 1898, which is where the Forestry Academy began on 20 October. The Forestry Academy was the fourth institution of higher education at the University of Zagreb
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The Forestry Society now numbers around 2700 members and its proud of the continuity of its existence and activity, regardless of changes of government, state, technology and living conditions.
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. That date marks the beginning of the Croatian Forestry Society.
The Forestry Society is solely responsible for the most significant accomplishments of forestry practice, education and science in Croatia: the enactment of the Law on Forests in the year 1852, and its strict application six years later; founding of the Economic and Forestry University in Križevci
Križevci
Križevci is a town in central Croatia with a total population of 21,155 and with 11,219 in the city itself , the oldest town in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci county.-History:...
in 1860; publishing of the first scientific forestry-specialized publication in southeast Europe, Šumarski list ("Journal of Forestry") on January 1, 1877, which has since been continuously published to this day; preparation and participation in the Millennium Exhibition in Budapest in 1896, where the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
had its showroom, and forestry and wood processing its own special pavilion; construction of the Croatian Forestry House (in today's Mažuranić Square, Zagreb) in 1898, which is where the Forestry Academy began on 20 October. The Forestry Academy was the fourth institution of higher education at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
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The Forestry Society now numbers around 2700 members and its proud of the continuity of its existence and activity, regardless of changes of government, state, technology and living conditions.