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Donji Grad (Zagreb)
Donji grad (, locally also , ) is one of the 17 city districts of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located in the central part of the city and has 37,024 inhabitants (as of 2011). The district is often referred to simply as () by Zagreb residents, a term which also encompasses the southern parts of the Gornji Grad district. Gallery Ban Jelačić Square at night (13023889593).jpg, Ban Jelačić Square Donji Grad (Lower Town) (13023558973).jpg, Donji grad at dawn Funicular de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 01.JPG, Donji grad skyline Mimara Museum, Zagreb 02.jpg, Mimara Museum Regional office of the city administration center, Zagreb 01.jpg, Regional office of the city administration center View to East-NE from Westin Zagreb Hotel.jpg, View from The Westin Zagreb File:Zagreb areal view (3).jpg, Areal view of the Westin, Mimara Museum The Mimara Museum () is an art museum in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. It is situated on Roosevelt Square, housing the collection by Wiltrud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Social Liberal Party
The Croatian Social Liberal Party ( or HSLS) is a conservative-liberal political party in Croatia. The HSLS were established in May 1989 in Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ... as the first Croatian political party formed after the re-introduction of the multi-party system, at the time when SR Croatia was still part of SFR Yugoslavia. Following Croatia's independence in 1991 the subsequent rule of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), the HSLS were one of the dominant forces in Croatian politics, espousing a liberal and centre-left platform. The party first won elections in 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, 2000 and formed a coalition government with four other parties, including the major social-democrat party Social Democratic Party of Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian State Archives
The Croatian State Archives () are the national archives of Croatia located in its capital, Zagreb. The history of the state archives can be traced back to the 17th century. There are also regional state archives located in Bjelovar, Dubrovnik Archive, Dubrovnik, Gospić, Karlovac, State Archives in Osijek, Osijek, Pazin, Rijeka, Sisak, State Archives in Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Split (city), Split, Varaždin, State Archives in Vukovar, Vukovar and Zadar. The archives have more than 29,000 records, with the oldest ones being from the years 999-1089. They store records that were made due to the activities of governmental central bodies, cultural, educational, military, and health institutions, administration of justice, and Croatian immigrants, as well as records that were made by distinguished families and individuals. History The Croatian State Archives trace their origin to a 1643 decision of the Croatian Sabor in which the Kingdom's treasurer (blagajnik) Ivan Zakmardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian National Theater In Zagreb
The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (), commonly referred to as (), is a theatre, opera and ballet house located in Zagreb. Overview The theatre evolved out of the first city theatre opened in 1834, housed in the present-day Old City Hall. The theatre was first established as the Croatian National Theatre in 1860, and in 1861 it gained government support, putting it on par with many other European national theatres. In 1870 an opera company was added to the theatre, and in 1895 it moved to the new purpose-built building on Republic of Croatia Square in Zagreb's Lower Town, where it is based today. Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I was at the unveiling of this new building during his visit to the city in 1895. The building itself was the project of famed Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer, whose firm had built several theatres in Vienna. Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the building were held on October 14, 1995. At the entrance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Journalists' Association
The Croatian Journalists' Association ( or HND) is a Croatian association based in Zagreb aimed at promoting freedom of the press and free speech in journalism. The association was founded in December 1910 and has over 3,000 members. It arranges debates on current topics and hands out annual prizes for excellence in journalism. The association is a member of the International Federation of Journalists since 1992. A second Croatian Journalists and Publicists (HNiP) association was founded on 2 July 2015 after a group of journalists and publicists perceived there were gross irregularities in the elections of a branch on Croatian Radiotelevision ''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three ... (HRT). See also * Media of Croatia#Trade unions References External links Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Westin Zagreb
The Westin Zagreb is an upscale 349-room hotel in central Zagreb, Croatia. It is one of the largest hotels in Zagreb and is among the tallest buildings in Croatia. History The hotel building was built in 1975 and opened as InterContinental Zagreb, when the InterContinental Hotels chain moved from the Hotel Esplanade Inter-Continental (now Esplanade Zagreb Hotel) into a new building. The 17-storey building was the first hotel in Croatia purpose-built for an international hotel chain. The InterContinental chain left during the 1990s, when the hotel was taken over by entrepreneur Ivica Todorić. He changed the name to Opera, after the name of the restaurant that was then located on the last floor of the hotel. In 2002, the hotel was taken over by the hospitality-touristic company HUP Zagreb, and the hotel opened as The Westin Zagreb. Renovations costing 10 million Euro took place in 2013. The Westin Zagreb is one of 19 Westin branded hotels in Europe and the only Westin in Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimara Museum
The Mimara Museum () is an art museum in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. It is situated on Roosevelt Square, housing the collection by Wiltrud and Ante Topić Mimara. Housed in an imposing neo-Renaissance former school is the eclectic, globe-trotting private art collection of Ante Topić Mimara, who donated over 3,750 priceless objects to his native Zagreb (even though he spent much of his life in Salzburg, Austria). Inside you'll find Ptolemaic glassware from Alexandria, delicate jade and ivory Qing-dynasty ornaments, ornate 14th-century wooden crosses encrusted with semiprecious stones and a vast European painting collection with works by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Bosch, Velázquez, Goya, Renoir and Degas. For over thirty years the Mimara Museum has been a centre of the artistic, cultural and social scene in Zagreb. When the museum opened on July 17, 1987, an important collection of art, the "masterwork" of one of the greatest art collectors in this part of the world, Ante Topi� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ban Jelačić Square
Ban Jelačić Square (; ) is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. Its official name is and is colloquially called . The square is located below Zagreb's old city cores Gradec and Kaptol, just directly south of the Dolac Market on the intersection of Ilica from the west. Radićeva Street is from the northwest, the small streets Splavnica and Harmica from the north, Bakačeva Street from the northeast, Jurišićeva Street from the east, Praška Street from the southeast and Gajeva Street from the southwest. It is the center of the Zagreb Downtown pedestrian zone. History The square's history begins in 1641 when a new marketplace was created on a plain below Gradec and Kaptol, near Manduševec spring. Over time, buildings and access roads were constructed around the marketplace. The location, initially called Manduševec, was later renamed to Harmica. The oldest standing building, dating from the 18th century, is situated at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornji Grad–Medveščak
Gornji Grad–Medveščak (, ) is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia; ''Gornji Grad'' translates as "Upper Town", referring to its historical location on city's hillside, being above ''Donji grad, Zagreb, Donji Grad'' ("Lower Town"). The district is located in the central part of the city and, according to the 2011 Croatian census, 2011 census, it has 30,962 inhabitants spread over . Gornji Grad–Medveščak is a district with a high number of historic sites and tourist attractions. Gradec, Zagreb, Gradec and Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol, the two distinct cores of medieval Zagreb, are forming today's Upper Town, and both are parts of this district. The city's Zagreb Cathedral, Cathedral, the St. Mark's Church, Zagreb, St. Mark's Church and the Croatian Parliament are located in Gornji Grad, as is the popular pedestrian café street Tkalčićeva Street, Tkalčićeva. There are also other noteworthy objects located outside the oldest historical towns, such as city's monumental cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornji Grad, Zagreb
Gornji grad (meaning "Upper Town") is a part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city, when it was best known as Gradec () or Grič (, , ). It is situated on the hill of Grič. Today this neighbourhood forms part of the Gornji Grad-Medveščak district. History Gradec was given a royal charter by King Béla IV in 1242. The royal charter, also called the Golden Bull, was a very important document by which Gradec was declared and proclaimed "a free royal city on Gradec, the hill of Zagreb". This act made Gradec a feudal holding responsible directly to the king. The citizens were given rights of different kinds; among other things they were entitled to elect their own city magistrate () fulfilling the role of mayor. They were also entitled to manage their own affairs. The citizens engaged in building defensive walls and towers around their settlement, fearing a new Mongol invasion. They completed the defensive system at a time betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party - Reformists
People's, branded as ''People's ViennaLine'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH'', is an Austro-Swiss airline headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly from its base at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland. History Founded as People's Viennaline in 2010, the first revenue flight of the company took place on 27 March 2011. For several years, People's only operated a single scheduled route between its St. Gallen and Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. .... However, the route network has since been expanded with some seasonal and charter services. In November 2016, People's inaugurated the world's shortest international jet route (and, after St. Maarten-Anguilla, second shortest inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
