EPSG:3766 · Croatia
HTRS96 / Croatia LCC to KML & KMZ
HTRS96 / Croatia LCC (EPSG:3766) is a Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system on the HTRS96 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Croatia - onshore and offshore.
- Converter already set to EPSG:3766
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Datum: Treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better).
Convert a whole spreadsheet
- Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
- Under Coordinate system, search for “3766” and pick HTRS96 / Croatia LCC.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Check points for EPSG:3766
Five points inside the area of use of HTRS96 / Croatia LCC, with their latitude and longitude on WGS 84 and their easting and northing in this grid (metres). Enter an easting and northing in the converter above: you should get the latitude and longitude shown, to a few centimetres.
| Point | Latitude | Longitude | Easting | Northing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle of the area of use | 44.08000° N | 16.21500° E | -22,821.65 | 5,366,223.37 |
| Towards the north-west | 45.55600° N | 14.28600° E | -172,825.65 | 5,532,506.66 |
| Towards the north-east | 45.55600° N | 18.14400° E | 128,338.28 | 5,531,456.55 |
| Towards the south-west | 42.60400° N | 14.28600° E | -181,707.84 | 5,204,674.01 |
| Towards the south-east | 42.60400° N | 18.14400° E | 134,934.09 | 5,203,569.94 |
Common mistakes with HTRS96 / Croatia LCC
- Easting and northing swapped. In HTRS96 / Croatia LCC the middle of the grid is near easting -22,821.65 and northing 5,366,223.37. If your easting column holds numbers like 5,366,223.37, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
- Feet entered as metres. HTRS96 / Croatia LCC is in metres. Coordinates copied from a drawing in feet must be converted first, or every point moves outwards from the grid's origin.
- Forgetting the datum. HTRS96 / Croatia LCC is not on WGS 84: treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
- Points outside the grid's area. HTRS96 / Croatia LCC is meant for Croatia - onshore and offshore. Points well outside that area convert with growing error; the converter flags them so you can choose the right grid.
- A local site grid. If every point is off by the same distance and direction, the drawing may be on a local site grid. Calibrate on three or more known control points instead.
New to this? Read how to convert easting and northing to latitude and longitude.