Zagreb is the capital city of Croatia. It is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river at an elevation of 120 m above sea level. The modern name Zagreb was recorded for the first time in the 11th century (1094). It is derived from Croatian in the ditch depression, probably referring to its geographic location.
While the human habitats were present at the wider city area since the Neolithic (including the well preserved Roman town of Andautonia), it was in 1094 that the Hungarian King Ladislaus founded a bishopric on the Kaptol hill. An independent secular community developed on a neighbouring hill Gradec (Gric). The settlements suffered greatly under the Mongol invasion of 1242, but when they abruptly left, King Bela IV declared Gradec a royal autonomous city in order to attract foreign artisans.

	Country:	Croatia
	Location:	North
	Country Code:	+385
	Population:	973,667
	Language:	Croatian
	Currency:	Kuna (HRK)
	Time Zone:	GMT+1
	Train Station:	Glavni Kolodvor
	Tourism:	Zagreb Tourism

By Car motorways running to Zagreb include the A1 from Split; A2 from Maribor in Slovenia; the A3, which connects the Slovenian capital Ljubljana with the Serbian capital Belgrade, passing through Zagreb en-route; the A4 from Budapest in Hungary; and the A6 from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.

By Coach Countless private companies operate coaches to and from other parts of the country. Zagreb coach station lies at Avenija M Drzicca 4, just a 20-minute walk from the main square. Internal services include frequent coaches to Rijeka, Split, Dubrovnik and Osijek. International services include daily coaches to Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In addition, Eurolines operates a weekly coach service from London Victoria to Zagreb.

By Train Zagreb’s main station, Glavni Kolodvor lies at Trg Kralja Tomislava 12, just a 10-minute walk from the main square. There are several trains per day connecting Zagreb with the major cities of Rijeka, Osijek and Split, plus regular local services from towns in the surrounding region. Daily international services arrive from Ljubljana (Slovenia), Venice (Italy), Budapest (Hungary), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro).

By Air Zagreb airport lies at Pleso, 10.5 miles from the city centre. Airport facilities include three bars, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, a bank, post office, and car hire companies. There is also a Business Class Lounge with satellite TV, international newspapers, a card phone, a fax machine and photocopier. Pleso Prijevoz operates a regular shuttle bus between the airport and the city centre. Taxi services are also available.

• Croatian Museum of Natural Sciences
• Museum and Gallery Centre
• Cathedral
• St Mark’s Square
• Archaeological Museum

Zagreb's numerous museums reflect the history, art and culture not only of Zagreb and Croatia, but also of Europe and the world. Around thirty collections in museums and galleries comprise more than 3.6 million various exhibits, excluding church and private collections. The Croatian Museum of Natural Sciences holds the world's most extensive collection of Neanderthal remains found at one site. The Museum of Contemporary Art follows and presents contemporary trends in fine arts. The Museum and Gallery Centre introduces on various occasions the Croatian and foreign cultural and artistic heritage. There has been a church on the site of the Cathedral since the 12th century. Today’s neo-Gothic façade with twin steeples was erected after the 1880 earthquake. Zagreb’s main square (St Mark’s Square) until the 19th century is home to the neo-classical Sabor (Parliament) and the Baroque Banski Dvori (Ban’s Court Palace). The centrepiece is Crkva Svetog Marka (St Mark’s Church), best known for its eccentric red-white-and-blue tiled roof featuring the coats of arms for Zagreb and the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia, which was added to this 13th-centruy building in 1880. The Archaeological Museum possesses over 400,000 objects. These include evidence of a Croatian presence in the area as well as rare samples which have made the museum world renowned.