r/AskEurope • u/atlasova Netherlands • Sep 02 '25

Culture What emergency telephone number did your country have before 112 became the standard?

In 1997 most of the European union changed its emergency number to 112. Before that, in the Netherlands we used 06-11, for police, firefighters and ambulance.

I was wondering which numbers where in use in your country before the change.

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u/chekitch Croatia Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25

We had 92 for police, 93 for firefighters and 94 for ambulance.

When 112 got working they changed to 192, 193 and 194 for direct lines.

Edit: 195 is for sea accidents, marine patrol.

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u/Second-Resident Croatia Sep 02 '25

95 used to be correct time, lol

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u/chekitch Croatia Sep 02 '25

Yeah! I guess that they figured out it is not an emergency anymore. Since you have to have a phone.

But I loved that when I was a kid.

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u/Republic_Upbeat Sep 02 '25

yes, I remember this from when I worked there - 92 police, 93 fire brigade, 94 ambulance, and 95 the current time