Zagreb (pronounced: [ˈzɑː.greb]) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river, it is 120 m above sea level, located at 45°48′N 15°58′E. Its favourable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic ...

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Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in the Zagreb metropolitan area, which includes the smaller cities of Samobor, Velika Gorica and Zaprešić. The majority of its citizens are Croats with 91.94% (2001 census). The same census has a population of 40,066 residents belonging to ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities and their composition is the following: 18,811 Serbs (2.41%), 6,204 Bosniaks (0.80%), 3,389 Albanians (0.43%), 3,225 Slovenians (0.41%), 1,946 Roma (0.25%), 1,131 Montenegrins (0.17%), 1,315 Macedonians (0.17%), and the rest belo ...

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The Hungarian king also introduced a variant of the feudal system. Large fiefs were granted to individuals who would defend them against outside incursions thereby creating a system for the defence of the entire state. However, by enabling the nobility to seize more and more economic and military power, the kingdom itself lost influence to the Frankopan, Šubić, Nelipčić, Kačić, Kurjaković, Drašković, Babonić and other families. During this period, the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospita ...

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Ivan Zajc - Childhood years. Born in Rijeka, Zajc's musical talent was evident very early on in his life, as he began to study the piano and violin at the age of five, performed in public by the age of six, and even began to compose his own music by the age of twelve. Nevertheless, despite his early musical success, his military bandmaster father was opposed to the idea of a career in music and wanted him to study law instead following the completion of his secondary education. In the end, Zajc's professors prevailed and he entered the Milan Conservatory ...

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Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in the Zagreb metropolitan area, which includes the smaller cities of Samobor, Velika Gorica and Zaprešić. The official population is 779,145 from 2001. According to preliminary police department data, Zagreb had 973.667 in the city, and 1.2 million in metro. This is due to the large amount of people moving in from the rural areas. In 2005 alone, Zagre ...

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The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country. Some of the earliest remaining historical features include: 100,000 year old bones of a Neandertal man near Krapina (Krapina-Zagorje county) Neolithic excavation sites in Ščitarjevo near Zagreb, Sopot near Vinkovci, Vučedol near Vukovar, Nakovanj on the Pelješac peninsula and elsewhere records of in ...

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Čakovec is the economic, traffic, cultural and legislative center of Međimurje county. As an administrative center, Čakovec offers the Gymnasium, technical and construction high schools and the academy, Teacher's Training College. The economy of the area is based on textiles (Čateks, Međimurska Trikotaža), footwear (Jelen), food processing (Čakovečki mlinovi, Vajda) and metal plants. Also important are printing and publishing activities of Zrinski, building materials, construction and plastics. Although modern in architecture, ...

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While the human habitats were present at the wider city area since the Neolithic (including the well-preserved Roman town of Andautonia), it was in 1094 that the Hungarian King Ladislaus founded a bishopric on the Kaptol hill. An independent secular community developed on a neighbouring hill Gradec (Grič). The settlements suffered greatly under the Mongol invasion of 1242, but when they abruptly left, King Bela IV declared Gradec a royal autonomous city in ...

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Much of the Croatian industry is concentrated in Zagreb, including metal processing, electrical appliances, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals (Pliva), printing and leather industries, wood processing, paper etc. The city is relatively prosperous by Eastern European standards, albeit the average incomes and prices are still lower than farther in the West. In 2005 the average unemployment rate in Zagreb was around 8%, wh ...

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The UNESCO has marked six places in Croatia as World Heritage: Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the historic centre of Poreč the cathedral of St. James in Šibenik historic city of Trogir historic complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian old city of Dubrovnik Plitvice Lakes As far as natural beauty goes, Croatia has eight national par ...

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Much of the Croatian industry is concentrated in Zagreb, including metal processing, electrical appliances, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals (Pliva), printing and leather industries, wood processing, paper etc. The city had a remarkable per capita GDP of 23 730 USD in 2004. However, average income and prices are still somewhat lower than in Western Europe. In 2005 the average unemployment rate in Zagreb was around ...

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There are three main transit connections: the western, towards Ljubljana, Slovenia and on to Western Europe; the eastern, towards Slavonia and on to Southeastern Europe and the Near East; and the southern, towards Rijeka, Croatia's biggest port in the Kvarner bay and Split in Dalmatia, the second largest Croatian city and also an important port. A motorway tunnel going through the Medvednica Mountains is in the planning stages and will become the citi ...

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The city offers rich cultural and artistic enjoyment. There are about 20 permanent or seasonal theatres and stages. The Croatian National Theatre built in 1895 is the most impressive building among them. The most renowned concert hall is named "Vatroslav Lisinski", after the composer of the first Croatian opera. It was built in 1973. and it´s wisited by 760.000 people each year. The big hall has 1847 seats over 2. ...

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Zagreb's numerous museums reflect the history, art and culture not only of Zagreb and Croatia, but also of Europe and the world. Around thirty collections in museums and galleries comprise more than 3.6 million various exhibits, excluding church and private collections. The Archaeological Museum (19 Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square) possesses over 400,000 objects, not all of them being exhibited. The holdings include evidence of Croatian presence in this area as well as rare samples which have made the museum known to the whole world. Th ...

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Zagreb is an important tourist centre, not only in terms of passengers travelling from Western and Central Europe to the Adriatic Sea but also as a tourist destination. Since the end of the war it attracts around half a million visitors annually (mainly from Austria, Germany and Italy. However, the city has an even bigger potential as many tourists that visit Croatia skip Zagreb in order to visit the beaches along the Croatian Adriatic coast and old historic Renaissance cities such as Dubr ...

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Some of the people Croatians take special pride in include: founder of the first Croatian kingdom King Tomislav statesman and soldier Nikola Šubić Zrinski poet Marko Marulić playwright and prose writer Marin Držić inventor of parachutes Faust Vrančić physicist and diplomat Ruđer Bošković army general and ban Josip Jelačić sculptor Ivan Meštrović physicist and engineer Nikola Tesla (ethnic Serb) inventor of torpedoes Ivan Lupis-VukićSee also:

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Croatia has six universities in six larger cities: University of Zagreb [1] University of Split [2] University of Rijeka [3] University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Osijek [4] University of Zadar [5] University of Dubrovnik [6] Each of the universities in Croatia is composed of many independent "faculties" (Croatian fakultet, meaning college or department). Each independent college or department maintains its own administration, professional staff (also known as a "fa ...

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There are several sports and recreational centres in Zagreb. Recreational Sports Centre Jarun, situated on Lake Jarun to the southwest of the city, has fine shingle beaches, a world-class regatta course, a jogging lane around the lake, several restaurants, many night clubs and a discotheque. Its sports and recreation opportunities include swimming, sunbathing, waterskiing, angling and other water sports, but also beach volleyball, football, basketb ...

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Numerous shops, boutiques, store houses and shopping centres offer a variety of good quality clothes. Zagreb's offerings include crystal, china and ceramics, nice wicker or straw baskets, top-quality Croatian wines and gastronomic products. Some of the peculiar Zagreb souvenirs include: the tie or cravat, an accessory named after Croats who wore characteristic scarves around their necks, in the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century the ball-point pen, a tool developed from the inventions by Slavolju ...

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The city offers rich cultural and artistic enjoyment. There are about 20 permanent or seasonal theatres and stages. The Croatian National Theatre built in 1895 is the most impressive building among them. The most renowned concert hall is named "Vatroslav Lisinski", after the composer of the first Croatian opera. Zagreb hosts many domestic and international events. Animafest, the World Festival of Animated Films, takes place each even year, and the Music Bienniale, the international festival of avant-garde music, every odd year. ...

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