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| − | |leader_name = [[Milan Bandić]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|SDP]])
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| − | <ref name=census> ''City of Zagreb, Statistics Department,'' [http://www.zagreb.hr/zgstat/o_zagrebu_stat.html City of Zagreb, 2006.] Retrieved October 2, 2008. </ref>
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| − | '''Zagreb''' is the [[capital]] city, and the cultural, scientific, and governmental center of the [[Croatia|Republic of Croatia]]. It is regarded as the [[economics|economic]] center of the [[Balkans]]. It is situated between the southern slopes of the [[Medvednica Mountain]] and both the northern and southern banks of the [[Sava River]]. The city grew out of the union of two medieval communities, [[Kaptol]], an ecclesiastical settlement, on the east and [[Gradec]], a fortress, on the west.
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| − | Croatia first appeared as a [[duchy]] in the seventh century and then as a [[kingdom]] in the tenth century. For the next ten centuries, it remained a distinct state with its own ruler (ban) and [[parliament]], but obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers, primarily [[Hungary]] and [[Austria]]. [[Zagreb]] served as the cultural and political center of Croatia beginning in 925 during the [[Middle Ages]]. The period from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries was marked by bitter struggles with the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In the twentieth century, Austria attempted Germanization of the Croatian homeland. During the Croatian national revival in the nineteenth century, both the pan-Yugoslav and a Croatian independence movements were centered in Zagreb.
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| − | The city's favorable geographic position in the southwestern part of the [[Pannonian plain|Pannonian Basin]], which extends to the [[Alps|Alpine]], [[Dinaric Alps|Dinaric]], [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]], and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent hub for traffic between [[Central Europe]] and the Adriatic Sea and the Balkans. This, plus the concentration of industry, scientific, and research institutions, and an industrial tradition, underpin its leading economic position in the nation.
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| − | [[Image:PetarPreradovicSquare.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Petar Preradović square, known among residents as "Cvjetni trg" (Flower Square).]]
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| − | The name ''Zagreb'' most likely derives from the common [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] word "zagrabiti" ({{lang-en|to scoop}}). One legend about the origins of the name involves a thirsty woman who scooped water from [[Lake Manduševac]]. Another tells of a Croatian ban who thrust his saber into the ground and ordered his thirsty troops to scrape the soil to get to the water.
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| − | Zagreb is located between the southern slopes of the [[Medvednica]] mountain and both northern and southern banks of the [[Sava River|Sava]] river at an elevation of approximately 400 feet (122 meters) above sea level.
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| − | Zagreb’s old town comprises the upper settlement of [[Gradec, Zagreb|Gradec]], which was fortified in the thirteenth century to defend against the Tatars, and the ecclesiastical settlement of Kaptol, which was fortified in the sixteenth century against [[Ottoman]] Turks. These two towns joined in the 19th century and expanded with a rectilinear layout with numerous open squares, parks, and public buildings. Expansion continued from 1860 through the twentieth century. To the north of Medvednica Hill are [[forest]]s, [[vineyard]]s, old châteaus, and picturesque villages.
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| − | == History ==
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| − | [[Image:staritrgburze.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Burza square in the 1930s.]]
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| − | [[Image:Trg1880.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[Ban Jelačić Square]] in 1880.]]
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| − | [[Image:staritrg.jpg|thumb|225px|right|Old Ban Jelačić Square.]]
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| − | The wider Zagreb area has been continuously inhabited since the prehistoric period, as witnessed by [[archaeology|archaeological]] findings in the Veternica cave from the [[Paleolithic]] and excavation of the remains of the Roman Andautonia near the present village of [[Ščitarjevo]].
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| − | The city of Zagreb dates to 1094, when the Hungarian [[Ladislaus I of Hungary|King Ladislaus]] (1040-1095) founded the Zagreb bishopric, a [[Roman Catholic]] diocese there. The bishopric known as the canonical settlement [[Kaptol, Zagreb|Kaptol]] developed north of the [[Zagreb Cathedral|Cathedral]], while the fortified settlement [[Gradec, Zagreb|Gradec]] was established on the neighboring hill.
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| − | Both settlements came under attack from the [[Tatar]]s in 1242. As a sign of gratitude for offering him a safe haven from the Tatars, the Croatian and Hungarian [[Béla IV of Hungary|King Bela IV]] (1214-1270) made [[Gradec, Zagreb|Gradec]] a free city, fortified the town and gave it a [[judicial system]]. King Bela IV deeded Gradec a cannon to seal the agreement with the condition that it be fired every day to avert rust. From January 1, 1877, the cannon is fired daily at Noon from the Lotrščak Tower on Grič to mark midday.
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| − | The main square of the [[Gornji Grad - Medveščak|Gornji Grad]] is dominated by the [[Gothic Architecture|Gothic]] [[St. Mark's Church, Zagreb|church of St. Mark]], that was built at the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century. A late [[Baroque]] bell tower was added later.
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| − | Fighting ensued between the Zagreb diocese and the free sovereign town of Gradec for land and mills, sometimes also for political reasons. Zagreb was chosen as the seat of the Croatian viceroys in 1621. At the invitation of the [[Croatian Parliament]], the [[Jesuit]]s came to Zagreb and built the first grammar school, the Saint Catherine's Church and [[monastery]]. In 1669, Jesuits founded the Zagreb University where [[philosophy]], [[theology]], and law were taught.
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| − | [[Fire]] and the [[plague]] devastated Zagreb during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1776, the royal council (government) moved from [[Varaždin]] to Zagreb and during the reign of [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]] (1741-1790), Zagreb became the headquarters of the Varaždin and [[Karlovac]] general command.
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| − | In the nineteenth century, Zagreb was the center of the [[Illyrian movement|Croatian National Revival]] and saw the erection of important cultural and historic institutions. In 1850, the town was united under its first [[mayor]], [[Janko Kamauf]].
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| − | The first [[railway]] line to connect Zagreb with [[Zidani Most]] and [[Sisak]] was opened in 1862, and in 1863, a [[gasworks]] opened there. The Zagreb [[waterworks]] was opened in 1878, and the first horse-drawn [[tram]]car was used in 1891. The construction of railway lines enabled the old suburbs to merge into [[Donji Grad]], a district located in the central part of Zagreb, which was characterized by a regular block pattern that prevails in [[Central Europea]]n cities. An [[Power station|electric power plant]] was erected in 1907.
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| − | Before [[World War I]] (1914-1918), the city expanded and neighborhoods like [[Stara Peščenica]] in the east and [[Črnomerec]] in the west were created. After the war, working-class quarters emerged between the railway and the [[Sava]], whereas the construction of residential quarters on the hills of the southern slopes of [[Medvednica]] was completed between the two World Wars.
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| − | In October 1918, the Croatian Diet, meeting in Zagreb, cut ties with [[Austria-Hungary]] and proclaimed the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]).
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| − | In [[World War II]] (1939-1945), Zagreb became capital of the Nazi puppet [[Independent State of Croatia]], with the Croatian radical right Ustaše in power. The Ustaše enacted racial laws, formed eight [[concentration camp]]s targeting minority Serbs, [[Roma]]s and [[Jew]]ish populations.
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| − | Once one of the wealthiest of the Yugoslav republics, Croatia's economy suffered during the 1991-95 [[war]] as output collapsed and the country missed the early waves of investment in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] that followed the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]]. Since 2000, Croatia's economic fortunes have begun to improve, led by a rebound in [[tourism]] and credit-driven consumer spending. A high [[unemployment]] rate (of 11.8 percent in 2007), a growing trade deficit, and uneven regional development pose challenges.
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| − | Zagreb is Croatia’s main industrial center, an international trade and business center, as well as a transport crossroad of [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[East Europe]]. Companies in Zagreb created 52 percent of total turnover and 60 percent of total profit of Croatia in 2006 as well as 37 percent of Croatian exports.<ref>{{hr icon}} ''Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Zagreb Chamber of Commerce,'' [http://www.zg.hgk.hr/pg006.html Economic Profile of Zagreb Chamber of Commerce.] Retrieved October 2, 2008. </ref>
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| − | The city of Zagreb has the highest nominal [[GDP]] per capita in Croatia of US$14,480, compared to the 2004 Croatian average of US$8024.<ref name=zagreb_stat> ''Croatian Bureau of Statistics''. February 22, 2007. [http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/Publication/2007/12-1-2_1e2007.htm Gross Domestic Product for Republic of Croatia and Counties, 2004.] Retrieved October 2, 2008. </ref> In 2006, the average [[unemployment]] rate in Zagreb was around 8.6 percent, compared with a national rate of around 11 percent.
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| − | Zagreb is an important hub of [[road]]s and rail lines from [[Europe]] to the [[Adriatic Sea]] and the [[Balkans]]. The city has an [[avenue]] network with several main arteries up to 10 lanes wide, and the [[Zagreb bypass]], a congested four-lane [[highway]] encircling most of the city. There is much [[congestion]] in the city center during the [[rush hour]] and a daytime parking problem. As of 2007, Zagreb had seven road traffic bridges across the [[Sava|river Sava]]. [[Public transport]] in the inner parts of the city is covered by [[tram]]s, and the outer suburbs are linked with [[bus]]es.
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| − | Zagreb is the only [[Croatia]]n city whose metropolitan [[population]] exceeds one million people. There were 1,088,841 people in the Zagreb metropolitan area in 2006, which included the smaller cities of [[Samobor]], [[Velika Gorica]] and [[Zaprešić]]. A total of 784,900 lived in the city proper in 2006, according to government estimates.<ref name=zg_census>{{hr_icon}} ''City of Zagreb, City Institute for Urban Planning, Statistics Department,'' October 26, 2007, [http://www.zagreb.hr/UserDocsImages/Vitalna%20statistika%20u%202006..doc Vital Statistics in 2006.] Retrieved October 2, 2008.</ref>
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| − | Most citizens are [[Croats]], making up 91.94 percent of the city's population (2001 census). The same census records 40,066 residents belonging to [[ethnic minorities]]. These comprise: [[Serbs]] (2.41 percent), [[Bosniaks]] (0.80 percent), [[Muslims by nationality]] (0.52 percent), [[Albanians]] (0.43 percent), [[Slovenes]] (0.41 percent), [[Roma People|Roma]] (0.25 percent), [[Montenegrins]] (0.17 percent), [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] (0.17 percent), together with other smaller minor ethnic communities.<ref name=zageb_ethnic>''Republic of Croatia—Central Bureau of Statistics,'' [http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_02_02/E01_02_02_zup22.html Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, Census 2001.] Retrieved October 2, 2008.</ref>
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| − | The University of Zagreb, founded in 1669, is one of five public higher [[education]] institutions and nine private professional higher education schools in the city. The Zagreb Classical Gymnasium (Klasična gimnazija) was founded by the [[Society of Jesus]] in 1607. The school was bombed on May 2, 1995.
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| − | Zagreb hosts [[Zagrebfest]], the oldest Croatian [[pop music|pop-music]] festival, as well as of several traditional international sports events and tournaments. The ''Day of the City of Zagreb'' on November 16, is celebrated every year with special festivities, especially on the [[Jarun]] lake near the southwestern section of the city.
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| − | [[Gradec, Zagreb|Gornji Grad]] and [[Kaptol, Zagreb|Kaptol]], a medieval urban complex of churches, palaces, museums, galleries and government buildings, is popular with tourists. [[Animafest]], the World Festival of Animated Films, takes place in Zagreb every even-numbered year, and the [[Music Bienniale]], the international festival of [[avant-garde music]], every odd-numbered year. The city also hosts the annual [[ZagrebDox]] [[documentary film]] festival. There are about 20 permanent or seasonal theaters and stages in the city. Buildings and sites of interest include:
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| − | * Zagreb Cathedral on [[Kaptol (Zagreb)|Kaptol]], which is arguably the most famous building in [[Zagreb]]. Construction began in 1093, Tatars destroyed it in 1242, it was fortified at the end of the 15th century, and damaged by [[earthquake]] in 1880.
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| − | * The [[Josip Juraj Strossmayer|Strossmayer's]] Old Masters Gallery, which holds European paintings from the fourteenth to nineteenth centuries.
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| − | * The Croatian Natural History Museum, which holds the remains, stone weapons, and tools of prehistoric [[Neanderthal]] ''[[Krapina]] man''.
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| − | Zagreb has a rich heritage that will continue to attract increasing numbers of tourists. As the nation’s main industrial center, an international trade and business center, as well as a transport crossroad of [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]], Zagreb is well placed to continue as Croatia’s economic power house, especially as the troubled years of the break-up of [[Yugoslavia]] recede further into history.
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * Blau, Eve, Ivan Rupnik, and Ivan Rogić Nehajev. 2007. ''Project Zagreb: Transition as Condition, Strategy, Practice''. Barcelona: Actar D. ISBN 9788496540576.
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| − | * CitySpots. 2007. ''Zagreb''. Peterborough: Thomas Cook. ISBN 9781841577777.
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| − | * Hawkesworth, Celia. 2008. ''Zagreb: A Cultural History''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195327984.
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| − | * Milčec, Zvonimir. 2007. ''Zagreb Revisited.'' Zagreb: Ambrozija. ISBN 9789532016710.
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| − | * Nazor, Ante. 2005. ''Zagreb. Cultural and Historical Heritage.'' Zagreb: Turisticka naklada d.o.o. ISBN 9789532152203.
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| − | * ''Republic of Croatia, Bureau of Statistics''. [http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_03_10/E01_03_10.html Population by Ethnicity.] Retrieved September 23, 2008.
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| − | * ''World Fact Book''. 2008. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hr.html Croatia.] Retrieved September 17, 2008.
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| − | * Photo galleries [http://www.fivestars.hr/photo_gallery/zagreb_ivo_pervan/ Moments in time - Zagreb] Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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| − | * [http://vlmp.museophile.org/croatia.html Museums in Croatia] Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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| − | * [http://www.croatia-official.com/Zagreb-picture-gallery.html Zagreb picture gallery] Croatia-official.com, Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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| − | * [http://www.pictures-croatia.com/zagreb/ Zagreb pictures] Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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| − | * [http://www.zv.hr/index_en.html Zagreb Fair] Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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| − | * [http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/en/index.aspx Zagreb International airport] Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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