Restrictions to foreign persons to acquiring the real estaes have been known from the earliest times. Restrictions are determined by the authorities (ruler, landlord) to prevent weakening of the economic foundations of their possessions and thus power. The local population and their municipalities also find interest in protecting its economic foundations. Restrictions exist in regard of the agricultural land, grassland and forests. The Church and its members are also restricted to acquiring the real estates. Only the privileged classes (nobles) occasionally have the privilege of free acquisition of the real estates. In the Republic of Croatia legal status of foreign persons in acquiring the real estates is regulated by the general and special rules of property law and by the international agreements. Foreigners should meet the specific prerequisites that depend on the legal basis of the acquisition (reciprocity is required for acquisition the real estates on basis of inheritance, and reciprocity and approval of Minister of Justice are required for acquisition the real estates on others legal basis). On certain real estates the possibility of foreigners to acquire the ownership is excluded (Real estate in excluded areas, agricultural land, forests and forest land, protected natural areas). Citizens and legal persons from the European Union can acquire the real estates as well as Croatian citizens without the fulfillment of additional requirements. But even for Citizens and legal persons from the European Union also exists a inability of acquisition of forests and forest land, protected natural areas and agricultural land. Regarding of the agricultural land, for EU nationals and EU legal persons is prescribed the restrictions to acquiring of 7 years from the Croatian accession to the EU.