Discover and Visit Zagreb - Croatia
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Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is
the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia.
The city's population in 2001 was 779,145.(1,088,841 in the metro area).
It is situated between the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountains and the northern
bank of the Sava river at an elevation of 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 between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea.
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General Information
State Capital: Zagreb
Country: Croatia
Croatian name: Grad Zagreb
Licence plate code: ZG
Area code: 01
Postal code: 10000
Website: http://www.zagreb.hr/
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Public transportation
Zagreb Public transportation in the city is organized in two layers: the
inner parts of the city are mostly covered by trams and the outer suburbs are linked
with buses. The public transportation company, ZET (Zagrebački Električni Tramvaj,
Zagreb Electric Tram), is subsidised by the city council.
ZET Link : http://www.zet.hr
Air traffic
New terminal rendering New terminal rendering Zagreb International Airport
"Pleso" is located 14 km south of the city of Zagreb. The airport is also a main
Croatian airbase featuring helicopters, as well as fighter and transport aircraft.
As traffic figures rise, the airport is becoming increasingly congested. A new terminal
is planned for 2011, with construction beginning in 2008.
Web Link: http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/en/index.aspx
Museums
Archeological Museum
Croatian Natural History
Museum Technical Museum
Museum of the City of Zagreb Arts and Crafts
Museum Ethnographic Museum
Mimara Museum Croatian
Naive Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
Tourism
Zagreb is an important tourist center,
not only in terms of passengers travelling from Western and Central Europe to the
Adriatic Sea, but also as a travel destination itself. Since the end of the war,
it has attracted around half a million visitors annually, mainly from Austria, Germany
and Italy. However, the city has even greater 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 Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar.
Zagreb celebrated its 900th birthday
in 1994 not only as a city with numerous cultural and historical monuments, museums
and galleries, but also as a vibrant destination with a variety of modern shops,
quality restaurants and sports/recreational facilities. It is a major centre of
congress tourism, hosting a number of business events and trade fairs that are amongst
those of the longest tradition in Europe. Being an important junction point, Zagreb
has road, air, railway and bus connections with other European metropolises and
all bigger cities and tourist resorts in Croatia.
The historical part of the city to
the north of Ban Jelačić Square is comprised of the Upper Town and Kaptol, a medieval
urban complex of churches, palaces, museums, galleries and government buildings
that are exceptionally popular with tourists on sightseeing tours. The old town's
streets and squares can be reached on foot, starting from Jelačić Square, the central
part and the heart of Zagreb, or by a funicular on nearby Tomićeva Street.
Tkalčićeva ulica is a winding street
in the old town that features many very popular cafés and is a popular place for people-watching, particularly among the younger generations. |
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