Map of Croatia in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Croatia in Shapefile: 79 360 km of roads, 15% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Croatia: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Croatia is about 2.5 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in Croatia
688,109 buildings (119,073 residential, 2,848 commercial, 3,632 industrial, 2,519 religious), 79,359.8 km of roads, 102,504 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 88,143 km², with about 8 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 21,052.3 km, unclassified roads 15,256.8 km, service roads 11,332.4 km.
15.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 602 parks and 2,464 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 2,514, convenience stores — 3,055, restaurants — 5,996.
Public transport: 8,995 bus stops, 831 tram stops, 461 rail stations.
Main streets: Ulica Matije Gupca, Jadranska magistrala, Ulica Vladimira Nazora, Ulica Stjepana Radića, Ulica Matije Gupca
Landmarks: Game of Thrones Museum Split, Galerija Emanuela Vidovića, Hrvatski Pomorski muzej, Stara gradska vijećnica, Permanent exhibition of Salt
How to use Shapefile for Croatia
- Select the Croatia map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Croatia
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
