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Road signs in Croatia are regulated in Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima signalizaciji i opremi na cestama. The shape and design of the road signs largely follow the road signs used in most European countries, including European Union countries (France, Germany, Italy etc.), to which Croatia joined in 2013. A similar design of road signs is used in the neighboring countries of the former Yugoslavia like Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also North Macedonia (the latter two are not members of the EU).

The former Yugoslavia had originally signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968, and ratified it on June 6, 1977. Yugoslavia formerly used a yellow background on warning signs. After the breakup of Yugoslavia when Croatia declared its independence in 1991, the country succeeded to the Vienna Convention on November 2, 1993.

Croatian signs use the Hrvatsko cestovno pismo (lit. 'Croatian road font') for the text on their signs.

Warning signs

Warning signs (Croatian: Znakovi opasnosti) indicate to road users the proximity of a part of the road or a place where road users are at risk.

• A01
  Other danger ahead
• A02
  Unmarked intersection ahead
• A03
  Roundabout ahead
• A04
  Intersection with a priority road
• A04-1
  Priority road ahead
• A04-2
  Priority road ahead
• A04-3
  Skewed priority road ahead
• A04-4
  Skewed priority road ahead
• A05
  Curve to the left
• A05-1
  Curve to the right
• A05-2
  Double curve, first to the left
• A05-3
  Double curve, first to the right
• A06
  Dangerous descent
• A07
  Dangerous ascent
• A08
  Road narrows
• A08-1
  Road narrows to the right
• A08-2
  Road narrows to the left
• A09
  Bump ahead
• A09-1
  Dip ahead
• A09-2
  Uneven road ahead
• A09-3
  Ruts ahead
• A10
  Dangerous skid
• A11
  Ice or snow
• A12
  Loose skill gravel or chippings
• A13
  Falling rocks on the road
• A14
  Traffic lights ahead
• A14-1
  Traffic lights ahead (horizontal)
• A15
  Roadworks
• A16
  Two-way traffic
• A17
  Traffic accident
• A18
  Traffic queues ahead
• A19
  Dangerous road shoulder
• A20
  Pedestrians ahead
• A21
  Pedestrian crossing ahead
• A22
  Children
• A22-1
  Children
• A22-2
  Children
• A23
  Low-flying aircraft
• A24
  Tunnel ahead
• A25
  Side wind
• A26
  Danger of flares
• A27
  Cyclists
• A28
  Opening or swinging bridge
• A29
  Unprotected riverside bank ahead
• A30
  Agricultural vehicles
• A31
  Tramway crossing ahead
• A32
  Cattle on road
• A33
  Deer on road
• A34
  Railway crossing with ramps ahead
• A35
  Railway crossing without ramps ahead
• A36
  Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing with ramps
• A36-1
  Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing without ramps
• A36-2
  Waning board for 240 meters until the railway crossing
• A36-3
  Warning board for 160 meters until the railway crossing
• A36-4
  Warning board for 80 meters until the railway crossing
• A36-5
  Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing with ramps
• A36-6
  Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing without ramps
• A36-7
  Warning board for 240 meters until the railway crossing
• A36-8
  Warning board for 160 meters until the railway crossing
• A36-9
  Warning board for 80 meters until the railway crossing
• A37
  Warning cross on a railway crossing with a single track
• A37-1
  Warning cross on a railway crossing with two or more tracks
• A38
  Enter the middle lane on the opposite side when passing the other lanes
• A39
  Railway crossing on the side road ahead
• A39-1
  Railway crossing on the side road ahead

Regulation signs

Regulation signs (Croatian: Znakovi izričitih naredbi) warns drivers of any prohibitions, restrictions and permittions. This category includes priority signs "Stop sign", "Give Way", "Yield to oncoming traffic", prohibitory and mandatory signs.

• B01
  Give way
• B02
  Stop and give way
• B03
  No entry for all vehicles except pedestrians
• B04
  No entry, one-way road
• B05
  Give way to oncoming traffic
• B06
  No entry for motor vehicles expect for motorcycles without a usual trailer
• B07
  No entry for buses
• B08
  No entry for trucks
• B09
  No entry for vehicles with dangerous goods, which may cause water pollution
• B10
  No entry for vehicles with explosive or flammable goods
• B11
  No entry for vehicles with dangerous goods
• B12
  No entry for vehicles with trailers
• B13
  No entry for vehicles with semi-trailers
• B14
  No entry for tractors
• B15
  No entry for motorcycles
• B16
  No entry for mopeds and bicycles
• B17
  No entry for bicycles
• B18
  No entry for horse-drawn vehicles
• B20
  No entry for motor vehicles
• B21
  No entry for pedestrians
• B22
  Width limit
• B23
  Height limit
• B24
  Weight limit
• B25
  Weight per axle limit
• B26
  Length limit
• B27
  Minimum distance between vehicles
• B28
  No left turn
• B28-1
  No right turn
• B29
  No U-turn
• B30
  Speed limit (30 km/h)
• B30
  Speed limit (50 km/h)
• B31
  No overtaking
• B32
  No overtaking with trucks
• B33
  Customs
• B33-1
  Toll road
• B33-2
  Police
• B34
  No padding sound signals
• B35
  No camera devices
• B36
  No stopping or parking
• B37
  No parking
• B38
  Minimum speed limit (40 km/h)
• B39
  Winter chains
• B40
  Bicycle path
• B41
  Pedestrian path
• B42
  Divided bicycle and pedestrian path
• B42
  Divided bicycle path and pedestrian path
• B43
  Bicycle and pedestrian path
• B44
  Bridleway path
• B45
  Go straight
• B45-1
  Turn right
• B45-2
  Turn left
• B45-3
  Turn left
• B45-4
  Turn right
• B45-5
  U-turn permitted
• B45-6
  Roundabout
• B46
  Go straight or turn left
• B46-1
  Go straight or turn right
• B46-2
  Turn left or right
• B47
  Keep right
• B47-1
  Keep left
• B47-2
  Keep on both sides
• B48
  Turn on lights

Information signs

Information signs (Croatian: Znakovi obavijesti) provide drivers with the necessary information about the road they are on, the names of the places through which the road passes and the distances to those places, the ending of any restriction and mandatory signs, and other information that can be useful to them. This category includes priority signs "Priority over oncoming traffic" "Priority road" and "End of priority road".

• C01
  Priority over oncoming traffic
• C02
  Pedestrian crossing
• C02-1
  Bicycle crossing
• C03
  Children
• C04
  Pedestrian underpass or overpass
• C05
  One-way road
• C05-1
  One-way road on the side
• C05-2
  One-way road on the side
• C06
  Priority road
• C07
  End of priority road
• C08
  Speed bump
• C09
  End of overtaking
• C10
  End of overtaking trucks
• C11
  End of maximum speed limit
• C12
  End of minimum speed limit
• C13
  End of padding sound signals
• C14
  End of restrictions
• C15
  End of winter chains
• C16
  End of bicycle path
• C17
  End of pedestrian path
• C18
  End of divided bicycle and pedestrian path
• C18
  End of divided bicycle and pedestrian path
• C19
  End of bicycle and pedestrian path
• C20
  End of bridleway path
• C21
  Turn off lights (End of turning on lights)
• C22
  Speed limit zone
• C23
  End of speed limit zone
• C24
  No parking zone
• C25
  End of no parking zone
• C26
  Pedestrian zone
• C27
  End of pedestrian zone
• C28
  Residential zone
• C29
  End of residential zone
• C30
  Greenway pedestrian and bicycle path
• C31
  Blind pedestrian zone
• C32
  End of blind pedestrian zone
• C33
  Recommended speed
• C34
  End of recommended speed
• C35
  School patrol
• C36
  Hospital
• C37
  First aid
• C38
  Police station
• C39
  Parking
• C39-1
  Covered parking
• C39-2
  Parking with parking meter
• C41
  Phone booth
• C41-1
  Emergency phone
• C42
  Gas station
• C42-1
  LPG gas station
• C42-2
  CNG gas station
• C42-3
  Charging station for electric vehicles
• C43
  Information
• C44
  Hotel or motel
• C45
  Restaurant
• C46
  Drinkable water
• C47
  Bus or trolleybus stop
• C48
  Tram stop
• C49
  Taxi stop
• C50
  Airport
• C51
  Water port
• C51-1
  Ferry
• C52
  Sailing yacht
• C53
  Café
• C54
  Camping
• C54-1
  Camping for residential trailers
• C54-2
  Camping for campervans
• C54-3
  Parking for constitute water pollution device of campervans
• C55
  Rest stop
• C56
  Youth hostel
• C57
  Fire extinguisher
• C58
  Technical road assistance
• C59
  Repairment of technical maintenance of vehicles
• C59-1
  Tire shop
• C60
  WC
• C61
  Carwash
• C62
  Traffic radio station
• C63
  Water protection area
• C64
  Highway
• C65
  End of highway
• C66
  Road for motor vehicles
• C67
  End of road for motor vehicles
• C68
  Dead end
• C69
  Traffic section where the left turn is prohibited
• C70
  Emergency lane
• C70-1
  Emergency lane with a emergency phone
• C71
  Mountain pass
• C72
  River name
• C73
  Road structure (tunnel)
• C74
  Road structure (bridge)
• C75
  Wildlife crossing
• C76
  Settlement
• C77
  End of settlement
• C78
  Directional sign
• C78-1
  Directional sign
• C80
  Directional sign for an airport
• C81
  Directional sign for a highway or road for motor vehicles
• C81-1
  Directional sign for a highway or road for motor vehicles
• C83
  Guide lanes
• C83-1
  Guide lanes with directions to locations
• C83-2
  Space for bicycles at the intersection
• C84
  Public transport lane begins
• C85
  Public transport lane ends
• C86
  Public transport lane
• C87
  Lane begins
• C88
  Lane ends
• C89
  Slow vehicles lane
• C90
  End of slow vehicles lane
• C92
  Directional sign for an exit to the other road
• C93
  Rest stop
• C93-1
  Rest stop
• C95
  Prohibition of certain types of vehicles on a highway or an road for motor vehicles
• C96
  Toll
• C97
  Toll ahead
• C98
  Realignment of vehicles in front of the toll facility
• C99
  Mandatory taking of a toll ticket
• C99-1
  Toll booth
• C99-2
  Electronic toll payment
• C99-4
  Smart card toll payment
• C105
  Traffic controlled by a flagmen
• C108
  Number of lanes for certain vehicles
• C108-1
  Number of lanes with an restriction
• C109
  General speed limits
• C110
  Highway intersection number
• C111
  International road number (European route)
• C112
  Highway number
• C113
  State road number
• C113-1
  Country road number
• C114
  Kilometer sign for highways and roads for motor vehicles
• C115
  Kilometer sign for state roads
• C115-1
  Kilometer sign for country roads
• C119
  STOP! Wrong way
• C120
  Emergency exit
• C121
  Distance to emergency exit
• C122
  Speed control
• C123
  Traffic control
• C124
  National car sticker for an simplified country identification
• C125
  Border of the Republic of Croatia
• C126
  Mandatory direction for certain vehicles
• C127-2
  Mandatory direction for certain vehicles
• C128
  Intervention passage
• C129
  International facility border for the country's economy (EU/EEA/CH)
• C129-1
  All passports must drive-through the area

Information and direction signs

Information and direction signs (Croatian: Znakovi obavijesti za vođenje prometa) inform road users about the provision of road directions, the layout of destinations and the management of traffic towards them, intersections and junctions on a certain road direction and distances to destinations.

• D01
  Exit from a highway or a road for motor vehicles
• D02
  Highway intersection
• D03
  Directional indicator for an intersection
• D03-1
  Directional indicator for an intersection
• D03-2
  Directional indicator for an intersection of circular shape (or an roundabout)
• D04
  Lane for an exit ahead
• D05
  Preliminary direction indicator
• D06
  Preliminary direction indicator for exit
• D06-1
  Preliminary direction indicator for exit
• D07
  Preliminary direction indicator
• D08
  Preliminary direction indicator for approaching for turning
• D08-1
  Preliminary direction indicator for approaching for turning
• 
  D09
  Distance indicator to any places

Additional signs

Additional signs (Croatian: Dopunske ploče) are used in addition to warning, regulation and information signs. Additional signs specify the meaning of the traffic sign in more detail.

• E01
  Distance
• E02
  Distance
• E02-1
  Distance to STOP
• E05
  Except for tenants
• E06
  Vehicle categories
• E06-1
  Vehicle categories
• E06-3
  Vehicle categories
• E06-4
  Vehicle categories
• E06-5
  Vehicle categories
• E06-6
  Vehicle categories
• E06-7
  Vehicle categories
• E08
  Tow away
• E09
  Direction and distance
• E09-1
  Direction and distance
• E09-2
  Direction and distance
• E09-3
  Beginning of parking or stopping ban
• E09-4
  Continuation of parking or stopping ban
• E09-5
  Ending of parking or stopping ban
• E10
  Parking position
• E10-2
  Parking position
• E10-3
  Parking position
• E26
  Parking position
• E10-5
  Parking position
• E10-6
  Parking position
• E10-7
  Parking position
• E10-8
  Parking position
• E11
  Reserved for invalid carts (or wheelchairs)
• E12
  Reserved for Croatian Army vehicles
• E13
  Rain
• E13-1
  Ice or snow
• E14
  Priority road direction (with Priority road)
• E14-1
  Priority road direction (with Give way or Stop and give way)
• E15
  Senior people
• E15-1
  Blind people
• E16
  Snowplows may appear
• E17
  Painting road markings
• E18
  Ruts ahead for … kilometres
• E19
  Speed bump
• E21
  Smog regulation restricted
• E22
  Rewind the engine when entering the vehicle

Retired signs

• E41
  Accident (2005)
• E42
  Amphibians (2005)
• E45
  Gas station for CNG and LPG (2005)
• E46
  Exit from highways and roads for motor vehicles (2005)
• E47
  Highway junction (2005)

See also

• Road signs in Serbia
• Road signs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Road signs in Montenegro

References

1. "Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, signalizaciji i opremi na cestama". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-02-28.
2. "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
3. "Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, signalizaciji i opremi na cestama". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
4. "A - Znakovi opasnosti | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
5. "A". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
6. "B - Znakovi izričitih naredbi | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
7. "B". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
8. "C - Znakovi obavijesti | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
9. "C". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
10. "D - Znakovi obavijesti za vođenje prometa | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
11. "D". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
12. "E - Dopunske ploče | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
13. "E". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.

External links

• Zakon o sigurnosti prometa na cestama od 20. kolovoza 2004.
• Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, opremi i signalizaciji na cestama od 14. ožujka 2005. (N.N. 33/05)
• Internet portal specijaliziran za prometnu signalizaciju i opremu ceste
• Prometna signalizacija Hrvatska tehnička enciklopedija, portal hrvatske tehničke baštine. LZMK

• Road signs by country
• Road transport in Croatia