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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Zagreb is a substantial tourist centre, not only in terms of transit from West and Central Europe to the Adriatic Sea but also as a tourist destination. Since the end of the war it has attracted a fair number of tourists, but many tourists that visit Croatia skip Zagreb in favor of the beaches along the Adriatic coast and the even older historic cities such as Dubrovnik, Šibenik, Zadar and others. Nevertheless, Zagreb celebrated its 900th birthday in 1994 and it is not only rich in cultural and historical monuments, museums and galle ...

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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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The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. In recent history, it was a republic in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence in 1991. It is a candidate for membership of the European Union. Croatia - Name. Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or continuant, which is a linguistic trait ...

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Varaždin (German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km north of Zagreb on the highway A4. With a population of 49,075 (2001), the centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at 46:18:02N Lat. and 16:20:06E Long.. It's mainly known for its baroque buildings, textile and food industy. Varaždin - History. The first written reference to Varaždin was in 1181, when King Bela III mentioned the nearby thermal springs (Varaž ...

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The County of Zadar plays a distinctive role in the road and railway traffic linking of Croatia’s northern and southern parts. The so-called Adriatic Tourist Road, the Zagreb-Split highway route and the Zagreb-Knin-Split railway route with branch-lines to Zadar and Šibenik pass through the County. The maritime traffic is carried by the coastal route of the Adriatic Sea, by the Zadar-Ancona international car ferry route which is the shortest link between Central Europe and Italy, via Zagreb and Zadar to Rome and southward. Another route by which intensive traffic is carried is Zadar - Maslenica ...

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Main article: Counties of Croatia Croatia is divided into 20 counties (Croatian: županija) and the city district of the capital, Zagreb*: Zagreb county (Zagrebačka županija) Krapina-Zagorje county (Krapinsko-zagorska županija) Sisak-Moslavina county (Sisačko-moslavačka županija) Karlovac county (Karlovačka županija) Varaždin county (Varaždinska županija) Koprivnica-Križevci county (Koprivničko-križevačka županija) Bjelovar-Bilogora county (Bjelo ...

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Split is an important transportation centre for Dalmatia and the wider region. In addition to the Zagreb-Split highway (A1), all the road traffic along the Adriatic coast on the route Zadar–Dubrovnik flows by the city. The airport in Kaštela is the third largest in Croatia in terms of passenger numbers (788,000 in 2004), with year-round services to Zagreb and Frankfurt in Germany and heavy tourist traffic in the summer. Split passenger seaport is one of the largest on the eastern Adriatic coast with daily coastal routes to Rijeka, ...

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Main article: Counties of Croatia Croatia is divided into 20 counties (Croatian: županija) and the city district of the capital, Zagreb*: Zagreb county (Zagrebačka županija) Krapina-Zagorje county (Krapinsko-zagorska županija) Sisak-Moslavina county (Sisačko-moslavačka županija) Karlovac county (Karlovačka županija) Varaždin county (Varaždinska županija) Koprivnica-Križevci county (Koprivničko-križevačka županija) Bjelovar-Bilogora county (Bjelo ...

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The towns in Varaždin county are: Varaždin, Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, there are additionally 22 communities. The county encompasses 1261 km2 of land and has 183,730 inhabitants (2001). The Varaždin county borders with Međimurje on the north, Krapina-Zagorje county on the southwest, Zagreb county on the south, and Koprivnica-Križevci county on the southeast. ...

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First historical mentions of the city of Požega are found in Gesta Hungarorum by an anonymous notary of Bela III (1172-1196) where he reports conquest of three fortifications in Slavonia - as the area between rivers Danube and Sutla was called then: Zagreb, Vlco (Vukovar) and Posega. The fortress of Požega, an elongated hexagonal fortification located on a hill in the present-day city center, was probably built during the 11th century, although the first documents clearly mentioning Požega county dates from 1210, while the city of Požega was documented for the first time in a charte ...

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Medjimurje is a strong trade and communication hub connecting central Europe with Varaždin, Zagreb, and Karlovac as well as the port of Rijeka, (rijeka=river in Croatian), on the shores of the Adriatic sea, mainly in Kvarner bay. Kotoriba is proud of the first railway station building in Croatia and one of the first railway tracks connecting it to Čakovec in the westbound direction. The first railroad track was built here in 1860, helping to connect Budapest with the southern ports Rijeka and Trieste. The second railroad tied Čakov ...

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Shanghai has city partnerships with the following cities: Since 1979: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Since 1979: Milan, Italy Since 1980: Zagreb, Croatia Since 1986: Hamburg, Germany Since 1990: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Since 2000: Liverpool, Great Britain Since 2004: Marseille, France (for the cultural year of China in France) ...

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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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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 City of Zagreb has the status of a county within Croatia. The city government is led by the Mayor who is elected by the City Assembly. The current Mayor of Zagreb is Milan Bandić (SDP). The City Assembly is composed of 51 representatives, presided by Tatjana Holjevac (ind. rep.), coming from the following political parties: Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 19 Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 7 Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 6 Croatian People's Party (HNS) 4 Croatian P ...

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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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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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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. The railway running along the Sutla river and the Zagorje main road (Zagreb - Maribor - Vienna), as well as traffic connections with the Pannonian region and Hungary (the Zagorje railroad, the roads and railway to Varaždin - Čakovec and Koprivnic ...

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