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Gradec (Croatian pronunciation:), Grič (Croatian pronunciation:, Hungarian: Gréc, Latin: Mons Graecensis prope Zagrabiam) or Gornji Grad (meaning "Upper Town", cf. Donji grad, "Lower Town") is a part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city. It is situated on the hill of Grič.
During the 1920s Zagreb's population increased by 70 percent, the city's largest demographic boom. In 1926 Zagreb introduced the region's first radio station, and in 1947 the Zagreb Fair was the first in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. The area between the railway and the Sava saw considerable new construction after World War II.
1961 – Music Biennale Zagreb begins. 1962 Zagreb Airport begins operating. [32] Glas Koncila Catholic newspaper begins publication. 1964 1964 Zagreb flood, the biggest flooding disaster in the city's history. Presidential Palace built. XV Gymnasium founded. 1967 – Golden Spin of Zagreb ice skating competition begins. 1972 Animafest Zagreb ...
Gradec is a village located ~50 km from Zagreb, Croatia. The municipality has an area of 88.85 km 2 (34.31 sq mi). [ 3 ] In the 2011 Croatian census the municipality had 3,681 inhabitants, living in 20 settlements : [ 4 ]
Gradec and Kaptol, the two distinct cores of medieval Zagreb, are forming today's Upper Town, and both are parts of this district. The city's Cathedral , the St. Mark's Church and the Croatian Parliament are located in Gornji Grad, as is the popular pedestrian café street Tkalčićeva .
In 1256, the city municipality of Gradec received the right to hold Mark's annual fair, so it follows that there was already a church then. Church of St. Mark is located in the middle of the square, from which the streets are properly separated, so it can be seen that the city was founded according to the plan – all at once.
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Zagreb. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Škreblin, Bruno (February 2014). "Ethnic groups in Zagreb's Gradec in the late Middle Ages" (PDF). Review of Croatian History. IX (1). Zagreb: Croatian Institute for History: 25– 59. ISSN 1845-4380