Location: Central Croatia
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city in Croatia in addition, it is the scientific and economic center of the Republic of Croatia. According to the municipality of the city, the population of Zagreb in 2011 was 790,017 according to the Croatian statistics office. Zagreb is located between Mount Medvednica and the river Sava. Its favorable geographic position in the southeast of Panonia, which extends towards the Alpine area, the Dinaric Alps, the Adriatic and the Pannonian regions, gives it a perfect connection with Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea. In Zagreb is the seat of government of the country and almost all the ministries of the Croatian government.
Churches
1
Zagreb Cathedral (Katedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije and
Svetih Stjepana i Ladislava) . Complete renovation, which would last
decades, began in 1991.
2 St. Mark's Church (Crkva sv. Marka)
Buildings
1 Zagreb Art Pavilion (Umjetnički paviljon), Trg
kralja Tomislava 22, 10000 Zagreb. Tel.: +385 (0)1 4876 487, +385
(0)1 4841 070, Fax: +385 (0)1 4841 080, Email:
info@umjetnicki-paviljon.hr . Art and exhibition hall for
contemporary art.
2 Lotrščak Tower (Kula Lotrščak). From the
Lotrščak Tower, dating back to the 13th century, a cannon fires a
ball filled with confetti every day at lunchtime.
Museums
3 Ivan Meštrović Collection (Fundacija Ivana Meštrovića), Mletačka
8, Mletačka ulica 8, 10000 Zagreb. Tel.: +385 (0)1 4851 123, +385
(0)99 6349 063, Fax: +385 (0)1 4851 126, Email: mim@mestrovic.hr .
Price: 20 kn.
4 Museum of Contemporary Art (Muzej suvremene
umjetnosti), Avenija Dubrovnik 2nd prize: 15 kn.
5 Museum of
Naive Art (Hrvatski muzej naivne umjetnosti), Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 3,
Ćirilometodska ulica 3, 10000 Zagreb . Price: 20 kn.
6
Ethnographic Museum (Etnografski muzeij), Mažuranićev trg 14. Price:
10 kn.
7 Croatian Historical Museum (Hrvatski povijesni muzej),
Matoševa 9, ulica Matoševa, 9 . Price: 10 kn.
8 Archaeological
Museum (Arheološki muzeij), Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 19 . Price:
20 kn.
9 Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza,
Museum of Broken Relationships), Ćirilometodska 2, 2 Sv. Ćirila i
Metoda. Email: info@brokenships.com . Open: June 1st to September
30th: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; October 1st to May 31st: 9:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m.
10 Croatian Railway Museum (Hrvatski željeznički
muzej), ul. Grada Vukovara 47, 10000, Zagreb. Tel.: +385 (0)1 3782
862 . The museum was founded in 1991 and is still in a temporary
state. Only some of the exhibits are on display on site. Several
locomotives and wagons are stored at other stations. The exhibition
on the outdoor area includes, among other things, 14 locomotives, 6
railway cars and a snow plow for steam locomotives. There are eight
steam locomotives, one electric locomotive, two diesel-hydraulic
shunting locomotives, two diesel-electric locomotives and one diesel
locomotive.
Prices in Zagreb are usually significantly more expensive than in
Germany or Austria due to the high VAT rate of 25% and the fact that
almost all goods are imported. The exceptions are mainly goods from
Croatia and other successor states to Yugoslavia, but here too there are
few bargains. An exception is the handmade shoes from Majstor Igrec on
Jurišićeva ulica 7.
Shopping streets and shopping centers
The
main shopping street is Ilica from Trg bana Josipa Jelačića to about
Britanski trg. There are also many shops in the pedestrian zone of the
lower town around Trg bana Josipa Jelačića. It's worth looking into the
inner courtyards, because that's where the local shops are hidden, while
the same international chains are right on the street.
There are
many shopping centers, especially in the outskirts, but also in the city
center, mostly with the usual international chains.
Weekly
markets
There are 24 weekly markets (tržnica) and 3 outdoor market
areas spread across Zagreb (official list with maps and opening times,
Croatian.
1 Dolac. The largest and most varied market is Dolac
(address Dolac 5), which exists on two levels: The square called Dolac
serves as a market place for fruit and vegetables as well as some
flowers and handicrafts. The latter especially in summer during tourist
season. But the square is also the roof of the market hall on the ground
floor of the lower town, where you can buy meat, fish, cheese, dairy
products (in a separate area in the east) as well as some fruit and
vegetables. Here you can also find things that cannot be found in
supermarkets or other markets and market halls, such as rinds, offal and
tongues in the meat section. The Dolac is not only a market, but also a
sight due to its diversity where you can experience Zagreb life up
close. There are cafés around the upper market square where you can take
in the market action.
Flea markets
There are two flea markets
in Zagreb that could hardly be more different.
2 Britanski trg flea
market, Britanski trg (directly at the Britanski trg tram stop on lines
6 and 11). Upscale offerings with corresponding prices: antiques, coins,
stamps, medals, furniture, paintings, porcelain, cutlery, jewelry and
much more. There is a café right next to the market where you can watch
the market happenings. On Saturday the flea market is located behind the
weekly market as seen from the tram stop and Ilica Street; on Sunday it
takes up the entire square. Open: Sat and Sun 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., not
on public holidays.
3 Jakuševac car and flea market, Sajmišna cesta 8
(On the banks of the Sava on the Novi Zagreb side, about a 20-minute
walk from the Most mladosti tram stop (lines 6, 7 and 8 only on
weekdays) directly behind the military area, bus line 295 from Glavni
Kolodvor to the market site no longer exists since autumn 2014). Tel.:
+385 (0)1-660-99-00, Mobile: +385 (0)99-479-6007, (0)91-660-9911, Fax:
+385 (0)1-660-99 -15, email: sajam.robe@sajam-automobila-zagreb.hr. Huge
flea market and car market on Sundays covering an area of 12 hectares,
where everything has been available since 1970, often at very reasonable
prices. Seen from the banks of the Sava and the former stop of line 295,
the flea market is on the left behind the large car market (on the left
behind the modern building with the red applications). The walk from the
Most mladosti tram stop to the flea market area is often already lined
with stalls; here it is mainly private individuals, while the actual
area is used more by professional traders. The focus of the flea market
is on tools and machine parts, including a lot of new goods, but you can
also find books, clothing, kitchen utensils, cutlery, dishes, electrical
appliances, cameras, video and DVD films (including porn), coins and
travel souvenirs all over the world as well as fruit and vegetables at
harvest time and tobacco from our own cultivation in autumn. Your
physical well-being is also taken care of, some stalls sell grilled
minced meat, and there are a few restaurants in the car market area.
Depending on the weather, the flea market starts to break up from 12:00
p.m., so as with all flea markets, it's worth going early. Sturdy shoes
are recommended, as both the footpath and the flea market square itself
are not paved - there is pebble gravel in which there are a number of
potholes and, when it rains, deep puddles. Open: Wed and Sun 7:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m. (Wed only flea market, not on public holidays).
By plane
1 Franjo Tuđman Zagreb Airport (Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman, IATA:
ZAG; about 17km southeast of the city center) . The airport is located
in the Pleso district of the suburb of Velika Gorica and is therefore
often referred to as Pleso Airport or Zagreb-Pleso Airport. It is
Croatia's main international airport with connections to a variety of
European cities as well as the Gulf region. National destinations are
also served.
There is a bus line between the airport (Zračna
luka) and the central bus station (Autobusni kolodvor). A one-way trip
costs 30 kuna (about €4), the return trip costs 40 kn (about €5.30) if
purchased together. Timetable (English and Croatian): The bus departs
from the airport at 07:00 and from 08:00 every 30 minutes until 20:00.
Between the last regular bus at 8:00 p.m. and the first at 7:00 a.m., a
bus runs whenever a Croatia Airlines plane has landed. From the bus
station to the airport the bus runs every 30 minutes from 5:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m., after which it is convenient to check in for Croatia Airlines
flights. The journey time is around 30 minutes. At the bus station, the
airport bus leaves from platform (Peron) 101, directly at the end of the
bus station building facing the city center.
The airport is
directly connected to the Zagreb city bus network with line 290 (Velika
Gorica - Kvaternikov trg, every 35 minutes).
The neighboring
airports in Rijeka, Ljubljana, Graz, Klagenfurt and Trieste are served
by low-cost airlines and often represent a viable alternative to Zagreb.
2 Zagreb Central Station (Zagrebački Glavni kolodvor) . The majority
of international rail connections in Croatia lead to or via Zagreb.
There are three trains a day from Munich via Villach and Ljubljana with
a journey time of around 9 hours. There is a Euronight train
(reservation required) and a connection with a change in Villach. From
Frankfurt am Main you can get to Zagreb once a day with a regular bus,
travel time approx. 12.5 hours. Open: Counter and locker access 5 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
Further direct connections to and from other European
cities such as Vienna (6 hours), Belgrade (7 hours), Budapest, Zurich,
Salzburg, Venice, Ljubljana and Sarajevo are possible.
On the
route from Split you can travel with tilting trains traveling at speeds
of up to 160km/h (journey time approx. 6:20). There are domestic
connections from other major cities such as Rijeka (3 hours) and Osijek.
If you book early, you can get a significant discount. Detailed
timetables are also available in English:
www.hznet.hr.
3 Central bus station (Autobusni kolodvor). The central bus station
is located southeast of the main train station. It is three stops
(approx. 5 minutes) away by tram (lines 2 and 6). Tickets on the upper
floor. Several exchange offices with poor rates. Luggage storage (6 a.m.
- 10 p.m.), cafes, etc. on the ground floor
There are numerous
Croatian bus companies that offer scheduled long-distance bus trips from
all major European cities: London, Paris, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, as
well as from numerous cities in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy,
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Almost all of Croatia's motorways (autocesta) start and end in
Zagreb.
Travelers from Vienna can take the A2, which leads to the
city from eastern Slovenia.
For travelers from Budapest and Varaždin,
the A4 is recommended.
Travelers from Serbia, Bulgaria, North
Macedonia, Greece and Turkey can take the A3.
From the direction of
Ljubljana, the northern part of the A3 leads to Zagreb.
From the
Dalmatian coast or Montenegro you can take the A1.
If you are
traveling from Rijeka and Istria, take the A6 and A1.
In order to
use Croatian motorways, a toll must be paid, either in the local
currency Kuna or with a foreign currency. There is also the option to
pay with credit cards such as American Express, Diners, Master Card,
Maestro or Visa. The cost of using the highways can be reduced with the
Elektronička naplata cestarine (ENC), an electronic device for
contactless payment (available from Hrvatske Autoceste). However, this
is only worthwhile if you travel a total of around 500 km per year or
around 250 km in the low season from November to March. You can also buy
monthly and annual tickets for a fixed route.
Zagreb has a well-developed and efficient public transport system
consisting of trains, trams, buses and a funicular. The tram network
(day route network map, day route timetables, night route network map,
night timetables including buses, link currently broken, all links only
in Croatian) is in operation 24 hours a day - 15 daily routes run from 4
a.m. to midnight (tram lines 1-9, 11-15 and 17), from 00:00 to 04:00
there are 4 night lines (tram lines 31-34), which cover the majority of
the daytime network with a reduced frequency (approximately every 30 to
40 minutes). . Buses sometimes replace trams on night routes. Tram lines
1, 3 and 8 do not run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. At
almost every stop there is an overview map of the tram lines. If you
know the route to the next tram stop, you can easily find out the
shortest route to your destination from there.
When it comes to
buses, there are 113 day routes and 4 night routes, but unfortunately
there is no overall route network plan, instead there are individual
network plans for each final stop (list in Croatian, the timetables only
indicate the departure times at the two final stops, there is no
information about the travel times between the stops) . Since autumn
2014, a map of the stops based on Google Maps has been included on the
individual bus route pages. The buses of the municipal transport company
ZET cover the area of Zagreb outside the city center as well as some
adjacent villages that are administratively part of the Zagreb County.
The buses use the same ticket system as the trams. In contrast to the
tram stops, many bus stops lack any information; often the name of the
stop and the lines running there are not even recognizable.
A
historic funicular (uspinjača in Croatian), one of the steepest and
shortest in the world, connects the lower and upper towns every 10
minutes. The funicular uses the same ticket system as trams and buses,
but there is also a single trip at a significantly cheaper price (5 kn,
about €0.60) as well as the option of an immediate trip without waiting
(a one-off fee of 25 kuna per special trip, about €3.70). €, in addition
to normal tickets for all passengers).
A tourist train
(turistički vlak) of the ZET transport company does not run on rails
through the Lower Town (donji grad). The start and end point is the main
square Try bana Josipa Jelačića near the tourist information center. The
train departs every half hour every day from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Since autumn 2014, the ride has been free.
The price of a
single-zone ticket, valid for 1.5 hours in one direction for the entire
area of the city of Zagreb, has been a uniform 10 kuna (about 1.30
euros) since the price reduction on October 1, 2013, from 00: 12:00 a.m.
to 4:00 a.m. 15 kuna (about 2 euros), the distinction between a special
electronic rechargeable ticket (E-vrijednosna karta), purchase outside
the means of transport and from the driver has been eliminated. Payment
to the driver can only be made in cash. There is also a day ticket
(dnevna karta) for 30 kuna (around €4), but it is often sold out by the
drivers, so it is worth buying it in good time for the same price at the
kiosk (Tisak and iNovine). All tickets, including those purchased from
the driver, must be validated (stamped) in the small orange machine at
the start of the journey (the day ticket only on the first journey, it
is valid until 4:00 a.m. the following day), the electronic ticket must
After selecting the zone number or the day card function, hold it
against the machine until it beeps and the screen turns green. Only the
machines near the driver and in the trams, plus those at the front and
last door of each car, have a slot for validating paper tickets. In the
buses there is only a machine near the driver and the second front door.
Since January 2014, you always have to get on the bus next to the driver
and show your ticket or hold the electronic card up to the machine. All
single tickets are transfer tickets, which means that they can be used
in several means of transport (tram, bus and funicular) in the same
direction within their validity period, so you do not have to buy or
validate a new ticket every time you change. If you pay with an
electronic ticket, you are even allowed to return during the validity
period. The electronic ticket and paper tickets can be purchased and
topped up at all newspaper kiosks of the TISAK and iNovine chains, the
minimum top-up amount for the electronic card is 30 kuna (there are
other top-up amounts, not every amount is possible), the electronic card
costs a one-time fee of 10 kn, the minimum purchase price is therefore
40 kuna. The card can be loaded with more money at any kiosk, and longer
time cards (more than 1 day) can only be purchased as an electronic
card. The electronic card should be protected from magnets and cell
phones. There is a tariff zone system (tariff zone description with map,
Croatian), but this is only relevant for the villages outside Zagreb, as
the entire urban area of Zagreb (and therefore all tram lines) belongs
to zone 1. Paper tickets have recently been available for more than one
zone, otherwise you simply stamp as many tickets at the same time as the
zones you want to travel through. The ticket(s) are valid for 90 minutes
for the Zagreb zone and 30 minutes for all other zones (the two tickets
from Zagreb to an adjacent zone are valid for 120 minutes). A day ticket
is worthwhile for 3 trips per day or more. There are no group tickets;
each passenger needs their own ticket. A single ticket for the funicular
(without transfer permission) costs 4 kn (around 0.50 euros) and is only
available in the mountain and valley stations. For longer stays, there
are cards for 3 (70 Kn, about €9), 7 (150 Kn, about €20), 15 (200 Kn,
about €26) and 30 days at the ZET sales points (address list) and at the
kiosk (400 kn, about €52). All prices as of October 1, 2013, accessed
November 2014, Zagreb tariff overview as of October 1, 2013 (Croatian).
Annual tickets are stored on special electronic cards with a photo of
the holder and are only available at ZET sales points.
Ticket
checks are often carried out by people in civilian clothes. The fine for
fare evasion (Croatian) is between 500 and 800 kuna.
To transfer
from trams to buses at the main train station (Glavni kolodvor), one has
to walk along a longer, non-accessible tunnel from the north side (trams
and access to trains) to the south side (buses, each line has its own
departure point along the street). The distance to the bus stop of the
same name is also considerable at various other tram stops.
Croatian Railways (Hrvatske Željeznice) trains run every 15 minutes from
east to west, connecting Zagreb's suburbs with the main train station
(Glavni kolodvor). They are usually the fastest form of transport for
those coming from areas far from the main station and outside the tram
network. Railway tickets are not valid on buses and trams and vice
versa, exceptions are the monthly or annual editions of the personal
electronic card from ZET with photo (preplatne karte), which is also
available with the HŽ option.
There have been bike rental stations since June 1st, 2013. During the
three-month pilot phase, around 50 bicycles were available to rent at 6
stations in the city center: at the main train station (north side near
the tram stop); in front of the Technical Museum on the Savska; at the
intersection of Petrinjska and Amruševa; at the intersection of
Gundulićeva and Varšavska; in front of the National University Library;
on the Šubićeva at the green market on Kvaternik Square. With the
successful completion of the pilot operation, 3 more stations and more
bikes have been added, one station is in Novi Zagreb on the Avenue Mall
opposite the Museum of Contemporary Art (intersection of Avenija
Dubrovnik and Avenija Većeslava Holjevca).
Payment is only
possible by credit or debit card from VISA, MasterCard and Diners; a
mobile phone (can also be foreign) is also required. Registering with
nextbike Zagreb is free, activating the account costs 79 Kn (about €11),
which can be fully used for rides. There are two tariffs: In the
standard tariff, which does not cost a monthly fee, the first half hour
per day is free, then every hour or part thereof costs 8 kn (around
€1.1) up to a maximum of 5 hours, from then on the journey costs a flat
rate of 79 Kn (around €11) for up to 24 hours. Attention: If a bike is
not reconnected to a rental station after 24 hours at the latest, a late
fee of 750 Kn (around €100) will be charged! The nextbike tariff costs a
monthly fee of 20 Kn (around €3), but the first half hour of each rental
is free (even several times a day), the next up to 4.5 hours only cost 4
Kn (around 0, 5 €) and the flat rate from 5 to 24 hours costs only 39 Kn
(about 5.2 €). Here, too, a late fee of 750 Kn (around €100) will be
charged if the rental period exceeds 24 hours. A customer card for
simplified lending (instead of a smartphone app or SMS) costs a one-time
fee of 20 Kn (around €3).
There are three taxi companies in Zagreb:
Radio Taxi Zagreb. Tel.:
+385 (1) 660 1235 (domestically also 1717). There are enough taxis to be
found at Pleso Airport. Taxis are required to turn on their meters and
it is not a good idea to try to bargain here. Price: Starting price
(January 2012) is set at 10 kn (around €1.33), the price per kilometer
is 6 kn/km (around €0.80/km), waiting time per hour is 40 kn/h (~5, 33
€/h). An additional fee for luggage is charged at 3 kn (approximately
€0.40) per piece of luggage.
Taxi Cammeo. Tel.: (0)1 1212 (after
announcement 2 for Zagreb). Price: The starting price of 15 Kn (around
€2) includes 2 free kilometers. the price for each additional kilometer
is 5 kn (around €0.70). Due to local regulations, this taxi company is
not allowed to pick up customers at the airport.
Ecotaxi. Tel.: (0)60
77 77. Price: Starting price 8.80 Kn (around €1.25) and 5 Kn (around
€0.70) per kilometer.
Travelers who want to see many attractions with an entrance fee should consider purchasing the Zagreb Card. During its validity period, the card allows unlimited use of public transport in Zagreb, discounts in almost all of the city's museums and reduced prices in many restaurants, shops and service providers as well as many other providers. The day ticket (valid for 24 hours) costs 98 Kn (around €13), the three-day ticket (valid for 72 hours) costs 135 Kn (around €18) (as of October 2017). The card becomes valid by entering the name, date and time of the start of validity on the card. The card is not transferable. There is also a brochure accompanying the card with a list of all participating companies and the discount granted. However, this brochure is not always up to date. To be on the safe side, you should consult the website. The Zagreb Card can be purchased at the Tourist Information Center at Trg bana Josipa Jelačića (not in the others!), in most hotels in Zagreb and (plus postage costs) online.
Croatian cuisine is rather hearty and meat-heavy, and is heavily
salted. Vegetarians have a hard time, even if some offers are slowly
emerging.
Good middle class
1 Pivnica Stari Fijaker, Mesnička
6, 10 000 Zagreb (Frankopanska tram stop, lines 1, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14,
17). Tel.: +385 (0)1-483-3829, (0)1-483-1236, Fax: +385 (0)1-483-1236,
Email: info@starifijaker.hr. Rustic, rustic guesthouse on the Ilica. The
kitchen offers good, hearty Croatian home cooking, the portions are
plentiful and the price-performance ratio is good. Many dishes on the
menu are only available seasonally; fish is only available on Fridays.
Open: Mon – Sat 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., Sun + public holidays 9:00 a.m.
– 10:00 p.m.
2 Restaurant Conte, Kaptol 12, 10 000 Zagreb (near St. Francis
Church). Tel.: +385 (0)1-4899-254, Mobile: +385 (0)99-3039-111, Email:
restoranconte@gmail.com. Upscale, beautifully nostalgically imperial
fish restaurant with very good cuisine. As of October 2013. Feature:
Seafood. Open: Mon – Sat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m., Sun 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m.
3 Restoran Gastroteca, Trg Petra Preradovića 6, 10 000 Zagreb
(on the second floor of Centar Cvjetni shopping center). Tel.: +385
(0)1-4830-521. Upscale, modern fish restaurant with an open kitchen
where the food is freshly prepared. No menu, the currently available
fish and seafood are presented by the waiter. There are also veal and
beef steaks. Nice view of either the roof garden or Preradović Square
with the Serbian Orthodox Church. As of October 2013. Feature: Seafood.
4 Ribice i Tri Točkice, Ulica Petra Preradovića 7, 10 000 Zagreb (on the
1st floor, no elevator available). Tel.: +385 (0)1-5635-479, Email:
info@ribiceitritockice.hr. Upscale seafood restaurant designed in a
humorous and colorful way by Rijeka artist Vjekoslav Voje Radoičić. Very
good cuisine and service. Unfortunately, the Zagreb Card discount is no
longer available, even though the restaurant is listed as participating
on the Zagreb Card website. As of October 2013. Feature: Seafood. Open:
Daily including public holidays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Accepted payment
methods: American Express, Diners, Discover, MasterCard, Visa.
.nishta, Masarykova ulica 11, 10000 Zagreb (in the middle of the Lower Town, approximately equidistant from the stops Zrinjevac (trams 6, 13), Try bana Josipa Jelaĉića (trams 1, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17), Frankopanska and Trg Maršala Tita (trams 12, 13, 14, 17 respectively). The restaurant is located on the first floor (no elevator) in the backyard house (walk through the passage). Tel.: +385 (0)1 8897-444, Email: contactzagreb@nishtarestaurant.com. Good vegetarian restaurant. The map (in English or Croatian) can be read on the website. Branch of the restaurant of the same name in Dubrovnik. As of September 2014. Characteristic: vegetarian. Open: Mon - Sat 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
5 Restaurant Agava, Ulica Ivana Tkalčića (Tkalčićeva) 39, 10 000
Zagreb (Located on a slope, you have to climb the stairs to the top, no
elevator available. Tram: Trg bana Josipa Jelačića, lines 1,6, 11, 12,
13, 14, 17, from there just under 10 minutes on foot). Tel.: +385
(0)1-482-9826, Email: info@restaurant-agava.hr. Upscale restaurant with
a small but exquisite menu. Very good cuisine and service. The steaks
are excellent, and the homemade Stilton sauce is particularly
recommended (although not noted on the menu). As of December 2013. Open:
daily. also on public holidays 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
6 Kaptolska
Klet, Kaptol 5, 10 000 Zagreb (Located opposite the cathedral. Bus/tram:
Kaptol, lines 105, 106, 201, 226, 238 from there less than 2 minutes on
foot). Tel.: +385 (0)1-4876-502, Email: office.jidmaleta@gmail.com.
Upscale restaurant with typical Zagreb cuisine, specialties from
Zagorje. Very good cuisine and service. The duck is particularly
delicious, with the typical Mlinci recommended as a side dish. As of
December 2014. Open: daily. also on public holidays 11:00 a.m. – 12:00
a.m.
The area of the city of Zagreb was inhabited
since the Neolithic period. In Roman times, Zagreb was a Roman city
of Andautonia. The city was mentioned for the first time in the 11th
century, more precisely in the year 1094 when the King of Hungary
Ladislaus I founded a diocese on Mount Kaptol. On the neighboring
hill of Gradec another independent community of the diocese was
developed. Both localities would suffer the invasion of the Mongols
in 1242. But once the Mongol danger had disappeared, King Bela IV
made Gradec, a city of the kingdom. That is, a city was not subject
to a feudal lordship, to attract forest artisans.
During the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Gradec and Kaptol would compete
with each other economically and politically. During the long
disputes, the diocesan city could isolate Gradec, who responded by
setting fire to his rival. The two centers collaborated with each
other, only for commercial reasons, such as during the three major
fairs that lasted two weeks disguised during the year.
In
1851 the two localities became a single city, Zagreb. Together they
are now the cultural center of the Croatian capital (the old city),
while the commercial and business hub is further south. The diocese
of Kaptol was the one that gave birth to the current archdiocese of
Zagreb. During the time when the Croatian territory was dominated by
the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the city took the name of Agram, its
name in German. The railroad was built in 1860. The neighborhoods of
the working class were located between the train track and the river
Sava, while the construction of residential neighborhoods around
southern Medvednica were completed between the two world wars.
The area between the railway line and the river Sava has been
filled with new buildings after the Second World War. In the
mid-1950s, the construction of new residences south of the Sava
River began in what was called the New Zagreb. The city also
expanded towards the west and towards the east, incorporating the
communities of Dubrava, Podsused, Jarun, Blato, among others.
The railway freight station and the Zagreb International Airport
were built on the south bank of the Sava River. The largest
industrial area of the city lies precisely to the southeast,
between the Sava and the Prigorje region.