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DHMZ was founded 1947 and since then it is located on Grič 3 in Upper Town, old part of Zagreb. Before Croatia gained independence in 1991, it meteorological and hydrological service has been a part of the meteorological and hydrological service in the former Yugoslavia. After Croatia gaining independence, DHMZ operates as a state service.
On 23 May 1971, Aviogenex Flight 130 crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport because of rough landing in bad weather conditions, [21] [22] killing 78 people and leaving five survivors. Among the victims was the famous Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter.
The Zagreb–Rijeka railway, officially designated as the M202 railway, is a 229-kilometre (142 mi) long railway line in Croatia connecting Zagreb and Rijeka. [maps 1] It is part of the Pan-European corridor V branch B, which runs from Rijeka to Budapest. It is electrified and single-tracked. [1]
The 2024 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka. [1] [2] The first leg was played on 15 May 2024, and the second leg was played on 22 May 2024. Dinamo Zagreb won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–1. [3] That was the first two-legged final since 2014. [4]
Zagreb occasionally experiences earthquakes, due to the proximity of Žumberak-Medvednica fault zone. [71] It's classified as an area of high seismic activity. [72] The area around Medvednica was the epicentre of the 1880 Zagreb earthquake (magnitude 6.3), and the area is known for occasional landslide threatening houses in the area. [73]
Rijeka is integrated into the Croatian railway network and international rail lines. A fully electrified railway connects Rijeka to Zagreb and beyond towards Koprivnica and the Hungarian border as part of Pan-European corridor Vb. Rijeka is also connected to Trieste and Ljubljana by a separate electrified line that extends northwards from the city.
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb) or Zagreb Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Zagreb) (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA) is an international airport serving Zagreb, Croatia. It is the busiest airport in Croatia, handling about 4.31 million passengers and some 13,025 tons of cargo in 2024. [1]
Connection to the City of Zagreb via Savezne Republike Njemačke Street and Novi Zagreb, Zagreb airport and to Velika Gorica: 28.3 7 Jakuševec: A11 Ž1039 Interchange to the A11 motorway, [1] providing connection to Velika Gorica and in the future to Zagreb via Sarajevska Road. Zagreb County: 35.5 8 Kosnica: D30 Ž1029 Connection to the City ...