Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia with a population of approximately 1 million. Ban Jelačić Square is located in the historic Upper Town of Zagreb and is considered main commercial square of the city. Ban Josip Jelačić, for whom the square is named, is one of the great national heroes of Croatia, who is credited with freeing the Croatian people from Hungarian influence and winning a good deal of autonomy for the Croat people within the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Ban Jelačić Square in Zagreb
Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia with a population of approximately 1 million. Ban Jelačić Square is located in the historic Upper Town of Zagreb and is considered main commercial square of the city. Ban Josip Jelačić, for whom the square is named, is one of the great national heroes of Croatia, who is credited with freeing the Croatian people from Hungarian influence and winning a good deal of autonomy for the Croat people within the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire.
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