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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 term "Old Zagreb" was popularized by Gjuro Szabo, an admirer of Zagreb antiquities who advocated their conservation.Old Zagreb consisted of two settlements on neighboring hills - Gradec (also known as Gornji Grad) and Kaptol - and the houses in the valley between them along the former Medveščak creek (present-day Tkalčićeva Street).
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 ]
Franz Liszt visits Zagreb and performs in the old theatre on St. Mark's Square. [1] 1850 Telegraph service is introduced. [12] Population: 16,036. 1851 Janko Kamauf becomes mayor. Gradec and Zagreb merged. 1852 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese established. 1860 – National Theatre established. 1862 – Railway begins operating. 1866 – Orthodox ...
Gradec remained ruled by the iudex until 1850, when Gradec, Kaptol and several other municipalities were formally unified into a new royal city of Zagreb. [5] The edict brought many benefits and freedoms to Gradec's inhabitants.
In the 1990s the much larger Mimara Museum split off to become a separate entity dedicated solely to housing the Mimara collection, while the Gradec Gallery closed in the 1990s due to decay. [3] However, the remaining two venues in Zagreb's historic Upper Town continued to function, with GKD and Lotrščak Tower hosting various kinds of ...
Gradec and Kaptol, the two distinct cores of medieval Zagreb, are forming today's Upper Town, and both are parts of this district. The city's Cathedral , the St. Mark's Church and the Croatian Parliament are located in Gornji Grad, as is the popular pedestrian café street Tkalčićeva .
The Old City Hall (Croatian: Stara gradska vijećnica) is a complex of three adjacent buildings located in the Gradec neighbourhood in Zagreb, Croatia.The three buildings were joined in the late 19th century and since then, the complex has served as the place where all sessions of the city assembly are held.