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City of Zagreb
Grad Zagreb

Ban Jelacic Square

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Location of Zagreb within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°49'0?N 15°59'0?E? / ?45.81667, 15.98333
Country
Croatia
RC diocese
1094
Free royal city
1242
Unified
1850
Government
- Mayor
Milan Bandic (SDP)
Area [1]
- City
641.29 km? (247.6 sq mi)
Population (2007 estimate)[2]
- City
784,900
- Density
1,223.9/km? (3,169.9/sq mi)
- Metro
1,093,900
- 2001 census
779,145
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
10000
Area code(s)
01
Licence plate
ZG
Lowest point
122 m
Highest point
1,035 m (Sljeme)
Website: zagreb.hr
Zagreb (pronounced /'z??gr?b/) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia in the Prigorje region. The city's population in 2006 was 784,900[2] (approx. 1.1 million in the metropolitan area). It is situated between the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain and both northern and southern bank of the Sava river at an elevation of approximately 122 m above sea level.
Its favorable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea.
The transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions and industrial tradition underlie its leading economic position in Croatia. Zagreb is the seat of the central government, administrative bodies and almost all government ministries.
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