Subdivisions of Zagreb - Districts of Zagreb, Neighborhoods of Zagreb, Settlements in the City of Zagreb, Alata, Jankomir, Rnomerec, Ribnjak (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 158. Not illustrated. Chapters: Districts of Zagreb, Neighborhoods of Zagreb, Settlements in the City of Zagreb, alata, Jankomir, rnomerec, Ribnjak, Zagreb, Gradec, Zagreb, Gornji Grad Medve ak, Kaptol, Zagreb, Nova Ves, Donji Grad, Stara Pe enica, Novi Zagreb Istok, Pe enica itnjak, Novi Zagreb Zapad, Jarun, Botinec, Sesvete, Lu ko, Maksimir, Jaku evec, Brezovica, Zagreb, Trnje, Zagreb, Lani te, Tre njevka Sjever, Bundek, Tre njevka Jug, Gornja Dubrava, Podsljeme, Donja Dubrava, Zagreb, Podsused Vrap e, Tu kanac, Hudi Bitek, Pantov ak, Belovar, Ka ina, Vrbani, Kajzerica, Stenjevec, Utrine, Zagreb, Blato, Zagreb, Kne ija, Rude, Ivanja Reka, Sopot, Zagreb, Adamovec, Trnsko, Kanal, Zagreb, Remetinec, Susedgrad, Tromostovlje. Excerpt: Zagreb - Ban Jelai Square in 1880. Zagreb is a city with a rich history, with Roman settlements such as Andautonia existing as early as 1st century AD. The first recorded appearance of the name Zagreb is dated in 1094, at which time the city existed as two different city cores: smaller, eastern Kaptol, inhabited mainly by clergy and housing the Zagreb Cathedral, and larger, western Gradec, inhabited by other people, mainly farmers and merchants. Gradec and Zagreb were united in 1851 by ban Josip Jelai, who was credited by naming the main city square, Ban Jelai Square in his honour. During the former Yugoslavia, Zagreb remained an important economic node in the country, and was the second largest city. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Zagreb became the capital of Croatia. The name Zagreb appears to have been recorded in 1094, although the origins of the name Zagreb are less clear. The Croatian word "zagrabiti" translates approximately to "scoop," which forms the basis of some legends. One Croat legend says that a Croat ban (viceroy) was leading his thirsty soldiers across a des...