Why is Croatia split in two by Bosnia? (Short Animated Documentary)

The Croatian coastline has a small corridor running through it which belongs to Bosnia. Given that this is a bit odd why has it happened? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.

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[ibuprofeno]

Franz Ferdinand saying that "administrating Bosnia is so easy" killed me.

[boombler]

if the answer is "basically Napoleon's fault" Im going to go crazy

[caspern]

As somebody from both Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, it's nice to see them get some recognition. Also, they built a new bridge that connects Croatia and I used it a bunch in my trip during the Summer of 2022. It saves a lot of time and is very helpful, they probably have finished all of the surrounding roads to the bridge as well. Just thought I would let people know

[ndautomotive]

Traveling from Split to Dubrovnik I had to cross this border and then literally 15 min after that I was back in Croatia. Thanks to you now I know the historic background why. This was back in 2016.

[DellDuckfan]

This episode is like a Best Hits of European History, with its minor land disputes, ethnic tensions, seemingly unbreakable empires, a Napoleon, and everybody's favourite wildcard Tito.

[Huckleberry.]

Any description of the former Yugoslavia's borders achieved in under 3 minutes should be commended.

[TheSchuetzeP]

During the credits I always stay at the very least until Boogily-Woogily. Thank you generous Patreon user. You are making me chuckle on a regular basis.

[eurobonapartiste]

I wonder if there are any borders in Europe, North and South America that weren't somehow influenced by Napoleon?
Thank you for making such great history content and especially one about Bosnia. It is such a fascinating country.

[SergioMach]

I have travelled through this border when moving from Dubrovnik all the way up through the Croatian coast. Some guards came on the bus, checked passports, said it was fine, and then we moved through Bosnia in what felt like 10 minutes. Its nice to see an explanation.

[Kozkayn]

I like how seemingly obscure and small things can be traced back to incredibly important political events hundreds of years ago. Shows you how connected history really is

[pcjpyrc]

The biggest feudal landowner in Bosnia was a Croatian, Grand Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (ca. 1350–1416). He founded Jajce castle in Central Bosnia.

[moboutmen]

"Well...." picture of a well. Brilliance!

[NIDELLANEUM]

I dare you to find five historical events in the 1800s that see no involvement of either Napoleon or the British Empire

[nikolasavic]

I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina. What you said in this video is correct.Just to update a situation. Last year Croat has connected their territory by big bridge build by Chinese people.

[Maxime_K-G]

Thanks James and Kelly for another marvelous video!

[Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I have heard of this small corridor, but I didn't know _why_ that was there! Now, I know that it was the byproduct of Ragusan-Ottoman diplomacy and (like many other odd borders) the internationalization of boundaries between areas that were formerly part of one country (in this case, Austria-Hungary and the SFRY). Thanks for the information!

Also, the "well" at 1:30, Franz Ferdinand's remark at 1:44, the "be my puppet" sign at 1:47, and the glass sound at 2:50 were nice touches!

[FastTquick]

I think this video warrants a couple videos on why Angola owns a region called Cabinda, which is separated by a small part of DR Congo, and why Timor Island is divided the way it is between Indonesia and the independent nation of East Timor.

[eternalfailure]

One thing about history that fascinates me, is that at one point in history people will protest, fight and die over their borders, while at another point in history someone will just change those borders for admin reasons.

[connorgeorge]

Last year I took a coach from Dubrovnik to Split through Neum. We only passed through Croatian border checks, the Bosnian ones were unstaffed. The coach stopped to refuel in Neum so I had a bit of a wander. The ATM there gave out KM yet my phone remained on a Croatian network the whole time. A very weird little oddity

[SamianHQuazi]

I think like 2 months ago the Croats opened up a big bridge connecting the two regions together.