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Zagreb the capital of Croatia, -situated on the
slopes of Medvednica Mountain (Zagrebacka Gora) and along the
banks of the Sava river; elevation 120 m; population 706,770.
The favourable geographic position in the south-western part of
the Pannonian Basin which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric,
Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides the best valuation of
traffic connection between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea.
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The city core comprises the mediaeval parts of
the town called Gradec (Gric) and Kaptol. The construction of
the railway embankment (1860) enabled the old suburbs, which did
not represent an urban whole up to then, to merge gradually into
Donji Grad, characterized by a regular block pattern. Between
the two World Wars working-class quarters emerged between the
railway and the Sava, and residential quarters on the hills of
the southern slopes of Medvednica. |
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The blocks between the railway and the Sava were
built after the Second World War, and from the mid-1950s new
residential areas south of the Sava river, the so-called Novi
Zagreb (New Zagreb). The cargo railway hub and the international
airport Pleso were built south of the Sava. The biggest
industrial zone (Zitnjak) in the south-east represents an
extension of the industrial zones on the western and eastern
outskirts of the city, between the Sava and the Prigorje region.
Urbanized lines of settlements connect Zagreb with the centres
in its surroundings: Sesvete, Zapresic, Samobor, Dugo Selo and
Velika Gorica. |
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The traffic position, concentration of industry
(metal-processing, electrical appliances, textiles, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, printing and leather industries, wood
processing, paper etc.), scientific and research institutions
and industrial tradition underlie its leading economic position.
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Zagreb is a big Croatian tourist centre, not only
in terms of transit from West and Central Europe to the Adriatic
Sea but also as a tourist destination. The city with a tradition
of almost one thousand years celebrated in 1994 its 900th
birthday. |
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Zagreb is not only rich in cultural and
historical monuments, museums and galleries, it also has a
variety of modern shops, and offers good quality of diversified
restaurants as well as sports and recreation facilities. It is a
big centre of congress tourism, economic and business events and
trade fairs not only in Croatia but also in this part of Europe.
Being an important junction point, it has road, air, railway and
bus connections with European metropolises and all bigger cities
and tourist resorts in Croatia. |
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