Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital city and the largest city of the country of Croatia. It has a population of 792.000 people and its metropolitan area (Zagreb County, Krapina-Zagorje County and Sisak-Moslavina County) has a population of 1.2 million (2005).

The first mention of the name Zagreb appeared in 1094.

 Sister cities 

Zagreb is officially twinned with the following towns and cities:
  Mainz, Germany, since 1967
  Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 1968)
  Tromsø, Norway, since 1971
  Kyoto, Japan, since 1972
  Kraków, Poland, since 1975
  Lisbon, Portugal, since 1977
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., since 1980
  Shanghai, China, since 1980
  Bologna, Italy, since 1984
  Budapest, Hungary, since 1994
  Vienna, Austria, since 1994
  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2001
  Ljubljana, Slovenia, since 2001
  Podgorica, Montenegro, since 2006

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official website of the City of Zagreb


Category:Establishments in Croatia
Category:11th-century establishments in Europe
Category:1090s establishments
Category:1094