diff --git a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_hr.py b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_hr.py
index 4a9d38de4..4d04b6f64 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_hr.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_hr.py
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ class DateParserHR(DateParser):
             #~ 'персидский'    : Date.CAL_PERSIAN,
             #~ 'п'             : Date.CAL_PERSIAN,
         #~ })
+
+        # match 'Day. MONTH year.' format with or without dots
+        self._text2 = re.compile(r'(\d+)?\.?\s*?%s\.?\s*((\d+)(/\d+)?)?\s*\.?$'
+                                 % self._mon_str, re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        # match Day.Month.Year.
+        self._numeric = re.compile(
+                            r"((\d+)[/\. ])?\s*((\d+)[/\.])?\s*(\d+)\.?$")
+
+        self._jtext2 = re.compile(r'(\d+)?.?\s+?%s\s*((\d+)(/\d+)?)?'
+                                  % self._jmon_str, re.IGNORECASE)
+
         _span_1 = ['od']
         _span_2 = ['do']
         _range_1 = ['između']
@@ -105,11 +117,35 @@ class DateDisplayHR(DateDisplay):
 
     display = DateDisplay.display_formatted
 
+    def format_short_month_year(self, month, year, inflect, short_months):
+        """ Allow a subclass to modify the year, e.g. add a period """
+        if not hasattr(short_months[1], 'f'): # not a Lexeme: no inflection
+            return "{short_month} {year}.".format(
+                     short_month = short_months[month], year = year)
+        return self.FORMATS_short_month_year[inflect].format(
+                     short_month = short_months[month], year = year)
+
+    def _get_localized_year(self, year):
+        """ Allow a subclass to modify the year, e.g. add a period """
+        return year + '.'
+
+    # FIXME probably there should be a Croatian-specific "formats" (and this
+    # ("American comma") format (and dd_dformat03 too) should be eliminated)
+    def dd_dformat02(self, date_val, inflect, long_months):
+        """ month_name day, year """
+        return DateDisplay.dd_dformat02(
+            self, date_val, inflect, long_months).replace(' .', '')
+
+    def dd_dformat04(self, date_val, inflect, long_months):
+        """ day month_name year """
+        return DateDisplay.dd_dformat04(
+            self, date_val, inflect, long_months).replace(' .', '')
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Register classes
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 register_datehandler(
-    ('hr_HR', 'hr', 'HR', 'croatian', 'Croatian', 'hrvatski', ('%d.%m.%Y',)),
+    ('hr_HR', 'hr', 'HR', 'croatian', 'Croatian', 'hrvatski', ('%d.%m.%Y.',)),
     DateParserHR, DateDisplayHR)
diff --git a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py
index 3baafec62..e9db3db06 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ class DateDisplay:
         w_day = datetime.date(date_val[2], date_val[1], date_val[0]) # y, m, d
         return self.long_days[((w_day.weekday() + 1) % 7) + 1]
 
+    def _get_localized_year(self, year):
+        """ Allow a subclass to modify the year, e.g. add a period """
+        return year
+
     def dd_dformat01(self, date_val):
         """
         numerical
@@ -596,7 +600,7 @@ class DateDisplay:
             return self.display_iso(date_val)
         else:
             if date_val[0] == date_val[1] == 0:
-                return str(date_val[2])
+                return self._get_localized_year(str(date_val[2]))
             else:
                 value = self.dhformat.replace('%m', str(date_val[1]))
                 if '%b' in value or '%B' in value:
@@ -634,7 +638,7 @@ class DateDisplay:
         year = self._slash_year(date_val[2], date_val[3])
         if date_val[0] == 0:
             if date_val[1] == 0:
-                return year
+                return self._get_localized_year(year)
             else:
                 return self.format_long_month_year(date_val[1], year,
                                                    inflect, long_months)
@@ -660,7 +664,7 @@ class DateDisplay:
         year = self._slash_year(date_val[2], date_val[3])
         if date_val[0] == 0:
             if date_val[1] == 0:
-                return year
+                return self._get_localized_year(year)
             else:
                 return self.format_short_month_year(date_val[1], year,
                                                     inflect, short_months)
@@ -686,7 +690,7 @@ class DateDisplay:
         year = self._slash_year(date_val[2], date_val[3])
         if date_val[0] == 0:
             if date_val[1] == 0:
-                return year
+                return self._get_localized_year(year)
             else:
                 return self.format_long_month_year(date_val[1], year,
                                                    inflect, long_months)
@@ -712,7 +716,7 @@ class DateDisplay:
         year = self._slash_year(date_val[2], date_val[3])
         if date_val[0] == 0:
             if date_val[1] == 0:
-                return year
+                return self._get_localized_year(year)
             else:
                 return self.format_short_month_year(date_val[1], year,
                                                     inflect, short_months)
diff --git a/po/hr.po b/po/hr.po
index 9255e589b..ef16541e7 100644
--- a/po/hr.po
+++ b/po/hr.po
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Gramps 4.2\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Gramps 5.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2018-05-20 09:31-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-07-13 23:42+0100\n"
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ msgstr "D MMM GGGG"
 #. to learn how to select proper inflection for your language.
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:181
 #: ../gramps/plugins/drawreport/calendarreport.py:233
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:189
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "from|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:197
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "to|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:205
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "between|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:213
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "and|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:220
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "before|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:227
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "after|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:234
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "about|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:241
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "estimated|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 #. (where X is one of the month-name inflections you defined)
 #. else leave it untranslated
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:248
-#, fuzzy, python-brace-format
+#, python-format
 msgid "calculated|{long_month} {year}"
 msgstr "{long_month.f[G]} {year}."
 
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ msgstr "to"
 #: ../gramps/gen/datehandler/_datedisplay.py:433
 #, python-brace-format
 msgid "{date_quality}from {date_start} to {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
-msgstr "{date_quality} od {date_start} do {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
+msgstr "{date_quality}od {date_start} do {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
 
 #. If there is no special inflection for "between <Month>"
 #. in your language, DON'T translate this string.  Otherwise,
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ msgstr "and"
 msgid ""
 "{date_quality}between {date_start} and {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
 msgstr ""
-"{date_quality} između {date_start} i {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
+"{date_quality}između {date_start} i {date_stop}{nonstd_calendar_and_ny}"
 
 #. If there is no special inflection for "before <Month>"
 #. in your language, DON'T translate this string.  Otherwise,