This is a list of
Croatian mottos. Croatia does not have an official motto.
Mottos
*''Dok je srca, bit će i Kroacije'' (As long as there is heart, there will be Croatia) – This motto was originally a line of
Antun Gustav Matoš
Antun Gustav Matoš (; 13 June 1873 – 17 March 1914) was a Croatian poet, short story writer, journalist, essayist and travelogue writer. He is considered the champion of Croatian modernist literature, opening Croatia to the currents of E ...
's ''Pri svetom kralju'', about ban
Toma Erdödy Toma or TOMA may refer to:
Places
*Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province
*Toma Department, a department in Nayala province
* Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town
* Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town
**Tōma Station, its railway station
*Toma, a ...
. Erdödy won many battles against the
Ottomans
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
in the 16th century, while at the time Matoš wrote the poem Croatia was struggling to win greater rights within the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
.
*''Bog i Hrvati'' (God and the Croats) – This motto originates from
Ante Starčević
Ante Starčević (; 23 May 1823 – 28 February 1896) was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of his people to self-determination. As an important memb ...
's speech to the
Croatian Parliament (''Sabor'') on June 26, 1861, in which he stated that the future of Croatia should not be decided in Austria, but by God and the Croats.
*''
Za dom spremni
''Za dom spremni!'' () was a salute used during World War II by the Croatian Ustaše movement. It was the Ustaše equivalent of the fascist or Nazi salute ''Sieg Heil''.
Usage during World War II
During World War II, the Ustaša, a moveme ...
'' (For the homeland, ready) – This motto's origin is unknown, but it was notoriously used by the
Ustashe puppet regime from the period of 1941-1945 during
World War II. In
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...
it was a motto of Croatian soldiers.
Today it is still commonly used by Croatian nationalists.
'Za dom spremni' je isto što i 'Sieg Heil'!
Danas.hr 09.01.2012.
See also
*'' U boj, u boj - za narod svoj!'' (To battle, to battle, for one's people!) – This is a popular football chant that originates from the song ''U boj, u boj'' in Ivan Zajc's opera ''Nikola Šubić Zrinski
Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi ( hu, Zrínyi Miklós, ; 1507/1508 – 7 September 1566), also commonly known as Nikola Šubić Zrinski (), was a Croatian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the tr ...
''.
References
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Mottos
A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...
Croatian
Mottos
A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...