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Zagreb is the capital of the Republic of Croatia, its political center and the center of various state institutions. On the St. Mark's Square are the seats of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in the Banski Dvori complex, the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), as well as the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia .
Ban Jelačić Square (pronounced [bâːn jɛ̌lat͡ʃit͡ɕ]; Croatian: Trg bana Jelačića) is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after Ban Josip Jelačić. Its official name is Trg bana Josipa Jelačića and is colloquially called Jelačić plac .
Zagreb / ˈ z ɑː ɡ r ɛ b / is the capital city of Croatia. A city of approaching a million inhabitants, it lies on the River Sava in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin . The city serves as a connection for traffic between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea , as well as possessing an international airport.
Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square (Croatian: Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog, popularly referred to as Zrinjevac) is a square and park in Donji Grad, the central part of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located near the central Ban Jelačić Square , halfway towards the Main Railway Station .
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 begins. [33] Dom Sportova built. 1973 Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall opens. Zagreb TV Tower built. [34] 1974 August 30: Train disaster.
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.
The Zagreb metropolitan area is the metropolitan area of Zagreb. The metropolitan area covers three counties in the Croatia, with an area of 4,930 km 2 . The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Zagreb, Velika Gorica , Samobor and Zaprešić .
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