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Zagreb (/ ˈ z ɑː ɡ r ɛ b / ZAH-greb [7] Croatian: ⓘ [a]) [9] is the capital and largest city of Croatia. [10] It is in the north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain.
The Zagreb Cathedral (officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Stephen and Ladislav), is a Catholic cathedral in Kaptol, Zagreb. It is the second tallest building in Croatia and the most monumental sacral building of Gothic architecture southeast of the Alps .
The square is located below Zagreb's old city cores Gradec and Kaptol, just directly south of the Dolac Market on the intersection of Ilica from the west. Radićeva Street is from the northwest, the small streets Splavnica and Harmica from the north, Bakačeva Street from the northeast, Jurišićeva Street from the east, Praška Street from the ...
' Lower Town ') is one of the 17 city districts of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located in the central part of the city and has 37,024 inhabitants (as of 2011). [ 2 ] The official name of the district is rarely used, for it is dubbed centar (center) by most Zagreb residents even though "centar" encompasses some southern parts of ...
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.
On the corner of St. Mark's Square and the Street of Ćiril and Metod is the Old City Hall, where the Zagreb City Council held its sessions. The square is surrounded with museums including: Croatian History Museum, Croatian Museum of Naïve Art, Zagreb City Museum and Museum of Broken Relationships. [1]
The city of Zagreb alone contributes 34.3 % of Croatia's GDP, followed by Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Zagreb and Varaždin counties contributing 8.3, 5.9 and 3.6 percent of the nation's GDP respectively. The area contributes 65.5 percent of Croatia's GDP and has an average GDP per capita of 14,414 euros —17.5 percent above the national average.