Croatia digitalises land registry as unified property database covers 60% of parcels

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ZAGREB, 10 February 2026 (Hina) – As part of the project “Improvement of the Land Registry and Cadastre Information System”, a Land Database (LDB) has now been established for more than 60 percent of cadastral plots in Croatia.

The progress was announced on Monday by Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan at the final conference of the project Improvement of the Land Registry and Cadastre Information System, a reform initiative valued at nearly €3 million.

According to Habijan, the establishment of the Unified Land Database (Baza zemljišnih podataka – BZP) is delivering a more orderly land registry system, strengthening legal certainty and creating more favourable conditions for investment, as well as long-term economic and social development.

The project has been implemented since September 2021, with Ericsson Nikola Tesla contracted to upgrade the underlying information system. Its primary objective is to integrate land registry and cadastral data into a single, reliable digital platform.

Improved transparency and legal certainty

The introduction of the BZP enables more efficient property transactions, improved oversight of public obligations and a clearer overview of state-owned assets. It also facilitates easier access to European Union funds and supports stronger anti-corruption policies by allowing more accurate monitoring and verification of property ownership.

The reform has also addressed long-standing structural issues in areas where land registers were incomplete or had been partially or entirely destroyed. Based on existing cadastral records, new land registers were established or existing ones supplemented in cadastral municipalities where they had previously been unavailable.

A notable example highlighted at the conference was the Municipal Court in Gospić, where the Unified Land Database has been established for 59 cadastral municipalities. This has provided citizens in the area with full land registry data that is now available electronically for the first time.

Cooperation across institutions

Siniša Krajnović, President of the Management Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, emphasised that close cooperation between all participating institutions was a key factor in the project’s success.

“All bodies involved worked as a single team, which made it possible to deliver this complex and strategically important project,” Krajnović said.

In addition to the database itself, the project further upgraded the Joint Information System of Land Registers and Cadastre (ZIS), creating the technical foundations for the continued expansion of the BZP. The ultimate goal is full coverage of all cadastral parcels across Croatia.

New digital services for citizens

Participants at the conference were also introduced to a Virtual Assistant available on the OSS Uređena zemlja portal, which has been operational since November 2024.

The digital assistant allows citizens to check the status of cases, access property data, generate official documents and use land registry and cadastral services more easily through online channels.

The initiative forms part of Croatia’s broader digital transformation agenda, aimed at modernising public administration, improving service delivery and increasing transparency in the management of land and property rights.