Gradec, Zagreb

Gornji Grad (sometimes called Gradec ) is one of two old town centers of Zagreb in Croatia. The district is located in the district Gornji Grad - Medveščak at the foot of the Medvednica mountain. Since 2008, the road is prohibited in Gornji Grad, the district was thus a pedestrian zone. According to the census in 2001, the former municipality Gornji degree had 3,120 inhabitants. If you count the small nearby community " August Cesarec " ( Tkalčić Street, the eastern boundary of the old town ) Gornji degree had 4,711 inhabitants. Together with the district Kaptol is Gornji Grad as the old city the equivalent of Donji Grad, the newer part of the Zagreb city center.

History

The name Gornji Grad is first found in the Zagreb Golden Bull of kroato - Hungarian King Béla IV in 1242. He called the city " a free royal town in the mountains of Gradec, the mountain in Zagreb " in gratitude for the protection from the Tatars, the residents had offered him. This was Gornji Grad no feudal country, but possession of the king. The inhabitants were given more rights, eg the right to their own magistrates (Croatian: gradski Sudac ) to choose as well as local autonomy.

The town was fortified after the Tatar invasion. The fort was 1242-1261 completely and is still a tourist attraction. The walls surrounding the city in the form of a triangle, with the Popov - tower at Ilirski - space than most northern angle and the Strossmayer Promenade at their base, which was due to the terrain profile. In the fortress there are some three - and four square towers.

In the Middle Ages there were four main gates: the Western in the Mesnička Street, the northern Opatička on the road, the so-called southern and eastern Dverce Kamenita vrata ( German: Stone gate ). Kamenita vrata is the only remaining gate of Gornji Grad.

St. Mark's Square

The center of Gornji Grad is the St. Mark's Church, located on the north side of St. Mark's Square (Croatian: Trg Svetog Marka or short Markov trg) is located. The St. Mark's church was the parish church of old Zagreb. On the facade of the church one can find elements of Romanesque and Gothic. These originate from the expansion in the 13th century and the rebuilding in the 14th century. The southern portal is a well-known work of art dar. It was designed in the 14th century by sculptors from Prague.

The St. Mark's Square was the guild members since the 15th century rendezvous. There, now home to the heads of state and government center of Croatia. On the southern side of the square ( in the Basariček Street ) is the ministry of Gornji Grad. The buildings were built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th and enlarged in the 19th century. The building on the west side is called Banal - yard ( Banski dvori ). Previously lived there, the Croatian Ban; Today it is the residence of the Croatian Government. Since 1734 stands on the eastern side of the Croatian Parliament ( Sabor ).

Museums and Galleries

Gornji Grad is considered the cultural center of Zagreb, because there are several museums and art galleries are located here. The most famous museums include the Archaeological Museum, Zagreb City Museum, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern Art, the gallery " Klovićevi dvori ", the Museum of Croatian History, the Museum of Naïve Art and the Foundation " Ivan Mestrovic ."

Pictures

The Lotrščak tower. Every lunchtime is fired from a cannon in the tower a paper ball.

The St. Mark's Church. The church was renovated in the early 2000s.

Kamenita vrata of the Radić Street.