HEIGHT OF TOURIST SEASON IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, July 17 (Hina) - According to the preliminary estimates, about 200,000 tourists visited Croatia last weekend. This is the largest tourist wave to enter Croatia this season. More are expected to arrive in the upcoming weekends, the Croatian Tourist Association said on Thursday. A total of 122,000 foreign tourists entered Croatia via three border crossings in the Istria County last weekend, and 70,000 exited Croatian assistant commander of the Istrian border Police Robert Boban Paulovic said. According to Paulovic, traffic continued without problems, in line with previous agreements with the Slovenian police. People wait five minutes at the most and most tourists are coming from central and western European countries. Several dozen thousands of tourists arrived in Croatia via border crossings in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, mostly from central and western European countries. Most pressure was felt on Saturday when several rows of vehicles were formed, but there were no major traffic jams. The interest of European tourists for Adriatic summer resorts is visible at border crossings in the Medjimurje County, as well. A total of 14,800 foreign tourists have arrived in Croatia via road border crossings in the north. (hina) lm mm 171519 MET jul 97