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28th ISSR/SISR Conference
Religion and Society: Challenging Boundaries
Zagreb (Croatia) July 18 - 22, 2005
About Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001, and 1,088,841 with its metropolitan area. It is situated on the slopes of Medvednica mountain and along the banks of the Sava river.
location
- northerrn Croatia, on the Sava river, 170 km from the Adriatic Sea
- 45° 10' N, 15° 30' E
- situated 122 m above sea level
Its favorable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides the best valuation of connection for traffic between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea.
History
First written documents about the city are from 11th century, it was declared
a free city in the 13th century. The city core comprises the mediaeval
parts of the town called Gradec (Grič) 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. During the Austro-Hungarian era Zagreb was
called by its German name Agram.
Working-class quarters emerged between the railway and the Sava and residential quarters on the hills of the southern slopes of Medvednica between the two World Wars.
The blocks between the railway and the Sava were built after the Second World War followed from the mid-1950s by new residential areas south of the Sava river, the so-called Novi Zagreb (New Zagreb). The city also expanded towards the west and the east and "consumed" what were once mere villages at Dubrava, Podsused, Jarun etc.
The cargo railway hub and the international airport Pleso were built south of the Sava river. The biggest industrial zone (Žitnjak) in the southeast represents an extension of the industrial zones on the eastern outskirts of the city, between the Sava and the Prigorje region.
Urbanized lines of settlements connect Zagreb with the centers in its surroundings: Sesvete, Zaprešić, Samobor, Dugo Selo and Velika Gorica. Sesvete is the closest one to become a part of the conurbation and is in fact already included in the City of Zagreb rather than the Zagreb county (which excludes the city).
Population
779,145 in 2001 (about a million with metropolitan area included).
Climate and Weather
- continental climate
- average summer temperature: 20° C
- average winter temperature: 1° C
Time
Central-European time (GMT+1)
Useful links
- Zagreb Tourist Board & Convention Bureau http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/
- Inyourpocket (good international guide for Zagreb visitors) http://www.inyourpocket.com/croatia/zagreb/en/
- more about Zagreb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb
- Official web site of City of Zagreb http://www.zagreb.hr
- Zagreb city map http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/mapa/mapa_eng.html