This topic is dedicated to people who lived or are currently living in the territory of present-day Croatia and who claimed to have reached the age of 107 or over.
Ms. Lea Vassilli, who was born in Rijeka (CRO) on 27 April 1915, turned 107 y.o. yesterday in Imperia, Liguria Region, Italy where she lives nowadays.
Verified privately, no public reliases.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
@ale76 The Italian website "Persone viventi più longeve in Italia" is a great thing. If there was something similar for each country, it would be very good. Also Poland has something similar, but it is outdated, while for Italy 107+ is great. And it is often updated, which is the most important thing...
@ale76 The Italian website "Persone viventi più longeve in Italia" is a great thing. If there was something similar for each country, it would be very good. Also Poland has something similar, but it is outdated, while for Italy 107+ is great. And it is often updated, which is the most important thing...
There is a great work of the italian team behind the scenes....
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Valdemar Prukner (b.02.05.1915) Born in the Croatian city of Rijeka, currently living in Travemünde, Germany. He is also currently the oldest known living man born in Croatia..
In Germany, it is considered to be the oldest violinist in the world...
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Mara Gabelica, currently the second oldest living person in Croatia (after Andjela Šoštarić), turned 108 on 8 September 2022. She currently lives in the village of Zmijavci, Municipality of Zmijavci, County of Dalmatia, Croatia. She was born in Ivanbegovina in the hamlet of Kujundžići. At the age of 17, she got married in 1932 in the hamlet of Gabelica in Podbablje At the age of 17, she got married in 1932 in the hamlet of Gabelica in Podbablje to her husband Anto, who was 12 years older than her. Then in 1953 they moved to live in Zmijavci. Ante, to Mara's great regret, died just two years later in 1955, leaving her a widow with four children, two sons and two daughters. One son, to her greatest sorrow, passed away...
In April 2021 she received the vaccine against covid-19...
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Aged 106 in April 2021
On her 108th birthday in 2022.
Video on her 100th birthday in 2014 (YouTube)
Dundo Božo Kralj has been confirmed alive after almost 5 years since the last report. He lives in the village of Pridvorje in the municipality of Konavle, under the slopes of the Sniježnica mountain, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.
He was born in Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) on 9 October 1915.
OLDEST KNOWN LIVING MAN IN CROATIA is since 5 March 2021 (following the death of 109-year-old Josip Kršul).
SOURCES:
1 • Dundo Božo Kralj - i sa 103 godine svakog dana gleda u konavosko nebo - (6 November 2017).
2 • NAJSTARIJI KONAVLJANIN Dundo Božo Kralj - (1 December 2017).
3 • Dundo Božo Kralj, veteran iz Pridvorja: Preživio je šest država i tri rata, ‘ronio‘ u podmornici i mjerio vrijeme, no uvijek se vraćao baštini - (3 September 2022).
Aged 102 in November 2017.
Margarita Dorkin, currently the fourth oldest known living person in Croatia, (behind Andjela Šoštarić, Mara Gabelica and Dundo Božo Kralj), turned 107 years on 10 October 2022.
She lives in Ugljan, Zadar County, Croatia. She never married or had children, she lives with distant relatives in the last 30+ years.
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Source 1: 107th birthday mention
Source 2: 107th birthday mention
Ms. Lea Vassilli, who was born in Rijeka (CRO) on 27 April 1915, turned 107 y.o. yesterday in Imperia, Liguria Region, Italy where she lives nowadays.
Verified privately, no public reliases.
She sadly passed away few days ago, aged 107 years and almost 6 months.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/italiani-piu-longevi-morti-recentemente
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Ms. Lea Vassilli, who was born in Rijeka (CRO) on 27 April 1915, turned 107 y.o. yesterday in Imperia, Liguria Region, Italy where she lives nowadays.
Verified privately, no public reliases.
She sadly passed away few days ago, aged 107 years and almost 6 months.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/italiani-piu-longevi-morti-recentemente
Rest in peace.
Article with a photo:
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Dundo Božo Kralj has been confirmed alive after almost 5 years since the last report. He lives in the village of Pridvorje in the municipality of Konavle, under the slopes of the Sniježnica mountain, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.
He was born in Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) on 9 October 1915.
OLDEST KNOWN LIVING MAN IN CROATIA is since 5 March 2021 (following the death of 109-year-old Josip Kršul).
SOURCES:
1 • Dundo Božo Kralj - i sa 103 godine svakog dana gleda u konavosko nebo - (6 November 2017).
2 • NAJSTARIJI KONAVLJANIN Dundo Božo Kralj - (1 December 2017).
3 • Dundo Božo Kralj, veteran iz Pridvorja: Preživio je šest država i tri rata, ‘ronio‘ u podmornici i mjerio vrijeme, no uvijek se vraćao baštini - (3 September 2022).
Aged 102 in November 2017.
He died on 30/1/23 and his successor was Josip Pisnjak de Dubrava,born 12/1/1919,but he died on 2/MAR/2023,being succeeded now by Zdenko Premzl born on 25/7/1919 resident of Koprivnica-Krizevci
Ms. Mercede Salvi, who was born in Brtonigla, Istria County (CRO) on 8 April 1916, turned 107 y.o. in Monselice, Padua, Veneto Region, Italy where she lives nowadays.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Ms. Andjela Sostaric, OLP in Croatia, sadly passed away on 8 May 2022 at the age of 108 years, 279 days.
https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Andjela_Sostaric
Ms. Sostaric was born in Drenje Brdovecko, Zagreb County on 2 August 1913. She became the oldest living person in Croatia, following the death of 107-year-old Marija Bibulic on 16 April 2021.
Mara Gabelica (born 8 September 1914) of Split, Dalmatia County is her successor as the new OLP in Croatia.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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She was born in the village of Ivanbegovina, Split-Dalmatia County (present-day Croatia) on 8 September 1914. She married in 1932 at the age of 17 in the village of Podbablje to Ante Gabelica, who was 12 years older than her. In 1953 they moved to the village of Zmijavci, also Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Her husband Ante died in 1955 and she was left a widow with four children, two sons and two daughters.
She became the oldest known living person in Croatia, following the death of 108-year-old Andjela Sostaric on 8 May 2022.
She currently lives in the village of Zmijavci, municipality of Zmijavci, Split-Dalmatia County.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)