Zagreb is a famous historical city in central Europe. Its original meaning is "trench". Slavs settled here in 600 AD, and 1093, the city first appeared in the history books, when it was a Catholic missionary point. Later, two independent castles appeared, and a city with a certain scale was formed in13rd century. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, it was called Zagreb. 19th century was the capital of Croatia under the rule of Austria-Hungary. At that time, it was the center of the Yugoslav nationalist movement and played an important role in the struggle for national liberation in Yugoslavia. 19 18 The Croatian Parliament held in Zagreb announced that it had severed relations with Austria-Hungary and established the Kingdom of Serbia-Croatia-Slovenia. During the Second World War, this city was the capital of Croatia under the Axis powers. 1945 was liberated by Yugoslav guerrillas and later became the capital of Croatia, the former socialist federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It used to be the second largest city, the largest industrial center and cultural center in the former Yugoslavia. 199 1 became the capital of the independent Republic of Croatia.
The whole city consists of three parts: the old city, which is composed of churches, city halls and other ancient buildings, is also called Shangcheng District, and the new district, which is composed of squares, business districts and opera houses, is also called Xiacheng District, which is a modern city developed after World War II.
The city center is YeLasic Square, where there are many government agencies, banks and commercial offices. In the center of the square stands a giant sculpture of Croatian national hero Ben Joseph YeLashic. 1848 led the local people to defeat the Hungarian invasion in Rasis, making Croatia a unified country for the first time. There are many 18 and 19 century baroque buildings around the square. Crossing YeLasic Square is the famous Ilica Street in Zagreb, which is the main commercial street in Zagreb, with many shops and supermarkets.
The most famous church in this city is St. Kyle's Church built in the middle ages. Its color pattern consists of two armbands and a substrate, representing three ancient kingdoms of Croatia in the Middle Ages, and its design idea has a typical Slavic style. The tallest classical building is St. Stephen's Cathedral, which is magnificent and high enough to make people realize the superb skills of medieval Croatian architecture. At the other end of St. Kyle's Church is the well-preserved ancient city gate of Zagreb, which is the only remaining gate in the old city and was built in Roman times. Opposite the stone gate is the famous Losa Sakta, which was once a part of the old city wall. Up to now, there is a cannon on it. Of course, it is not used to guard the city gate, but to tell the time. It has become a tradition in Salegebu to fire guns at twelve noon.
The National Library of Zagreb University was built by the Croatian government with huge investment. There are all kinds of books on Croatian history, and it is also the location of the Croatian National Archives. Croatia has developed education, and there have been three Nobel Prize winners in history. The famous Tesla coil was invented by Croatian physicist nikola tesla and widely used in various electrical appliances. The pen and mechanical pencil commonly used by people were also invented by Croatian Edward Pankara. Now the word "Pen" in English comes from his name.
Zagreb is also a city with a tradition of resisting aggression. The village of Kummerow Witz, 66 kilometers northwest of the city, is the hometown of Tito, the founder of the former Yugoslavia. Tito's early revolutionary activities were mainly in Zagreb.
The city is an important land and water transportation hub, and it is the highway and railway center of western Europe leading to Adriatic coast and Balkan Peninsula. There are flights from Plasso Airport to most parts of Europe. The main industries are metallurgy, machinery manufacturing, motor, chemical industry, wood processing, textile, printing, medicine and food.
1June, 980, Zagreb and Shanghai became sister cities.