First Newborns of 2025 Celebrate Arrival Across Croatia

The news in Croatian

1. početak (m.)
   početni trenutak ili dio nečega ↩︎
2. beba (f.)
   vrlo mlado dijete, novorođenče ↩︎
3. bolnica (f.)
   zdravstvena ustanova za liječenje ↩︎
4. diljem
   svugdje unutar određenog područja ↩︎
5. dolazak (m.)
   akt dolaska ili stizanja na neko mjesto ↩︎
6. nada (f.)
   uvjerenje ili očekivanje da će se nešto dobro dogoditi ↩︎

Translation

Text Comprehension

Question: Where was the first baby of 2025 born in Croatia?

Question: How many babies are mentioned in the article?

Vocabulary

Croatian	English
početak (m.)	beginning
beba (f.)	baby
bolnica (f.)	hospital
diljem	throughout
dolazak (m.)	arrival
nada (f.)	hope

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The very first baby to arrive in Croatia this year was Noa Zečević, born precisely at midnight in the Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre. Weighing in at 3.8 kilograms and 52 centimetres long, Noa has already become a local celebrity. His timely arrival also marked a special event for the city, with Osijek’s mayor, Ivan Radić, visiting the hospital to extend his well-wishes and highlight increased support for new families in 2025.

In Zagreb, the Sestre Milosrdnice Hospital reported a similarly timely delivery with the birth of Helena, who entered the world right at the stroke of midnight. Helena weighed 2,850 grams and measured 48 centimetres. Her arrival was soon followed by the birth of Mak in another local hospital just past midnight.

Celebrations extended to Rijeka, where another early bird, baby Laura, was born just over twenty minutes after midnight. In this hospital, a team of dedicated medical professionals were on hand to ensure everything went smoothly for mom Martina and her newborn.

Other notable arrivals included Mia in Našice, born five minutes after midnight, and the first newborn in Vukovar, Lucija Amalija, who made her entrance at 5:22 am in the National Memorial Hospital. Lucija’s birth was celebrated with symbolic gifts and heartfelt congratulations from local officials, underlining the communal joy such events inspire.

The deliveries were heralded as successful, reflecting the expertise and care available across Croatia’s healthcare facilities. Each birth was greeted with a sense of pride and hope, signifying not just the start of a new calendar year, but the beginning of countless new journeys for these families.

These stories of the first babies of 2025 illustrate a universal truth: the future arrives every day, wrapped in swaddling blankets, ready to be nurtured and cherished. Congratulations to all the new parents and the teams who made these midnight miracles possible.

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