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Aerial view of Gornji Grad (Gradec) View from the south The Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata) Dverce Gradec (Croatian pronunciation:), Grič (Croatian pronunciation:, Hungarian: Gréc, Latin: Mons Graecensis prope Zagrabiam) or Gornji Grad (meaning "Upper Town", cf. Donji grad, "Lower Town") is a part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city.
The landmark is located at Kamenita Ulica 3, in Zagreb's Upper Town. Inside is a shrine to God's Mother of the Stony Gate, a name used for Mary, Mother of Jesus when referring to her as the patron saint of the city of Zagreb. The shrine contains a gilded icon of Mary holding baby Jesus, which supposedly survived a fire that occurred in the shrine.
The Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata) is a 1992 Croatian film directed by Ante Babaja, starring Ivica Kunčević and Vedrana Međimorec. Plot
Gradec is a village located ~50 km from Zagreb, Croatia. The municipality has an area of 88.85 km 2 (34.31 sq mi). [ 3 ] In the 2011 Croatian census the municipality had 3,681 inhabitants, living in 20 settlements : [ 4 ]
Gradišče is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. Both graves are located in the western part of the settlement, in the northern outskirts of Slovenj Gradec, and contain the remains of Croatians that were traveling toward the Austrian border and killed between 10 and 15 May 1945.
In addition to Saint Lawrence's Church, other cultural heritage features registered on Mount Polhov Gradec include the following: The Potok Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica na Potoku)—also known as the Logar Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica pri Logarju) or Gora Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica Na Gori)—dates from 1892. It stands between two large linden trees at ...
Ante Babaja (6 October 1927 – 14 January 2010) was a notable Croatian film director and screenwriter.. Babaja finished high school in Zagreb before going on to enrol at the University of Zagreb where he studied law and economy.
Grič Tunnel, Mesnička Street entrance. Grič Tunnel (Croatian: Tunel Grič) is a pedestrian tunnel located in the city centre of Zagreb, Croatia, under the historic neighbourhood of Grič (also called Gradec or Gornji Grad), which gave the tunnel its name.