Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square

Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square
Aeral view of the park
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TypePark
LocationZagreb, Croatia
Coordinates45°48′37″N 15°58′41″E / 45.81028°N 15.97806°E / 45.81028; 15.97806
Area3.00 ha (7.4 acres)
Created1892.
Operated byZagreb Holding
StatusMonument of Park Architecture
Public transit accessZET lines 6 & 13

Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square (Croatian: Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog, popularly referred to as Zrinjevac) is a square and park in Donji Grad, the central part of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located near the central Ban Jelačić Square, halfway towards the Main Railway Station. It is a part of the Green horseshoe or Lenuci's horseshoe (Croatian: Zelena potkova or Lenucijeva potkova), which consists of seven squares in Donji grad. It is spread over an area of 12,540 square meters (135,000 sq ft).

The southern part of Zrinjevac sports busts of significant Croatian people: Julije Klović, Andrija Medulić, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Nikola Jurišić, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski and Ivan Mažuranić.

In the middle of the park is a music pavilion built in 1891, gift of Eduard Prister, to the city of Zagreb.[1]

Several institution are based in buildings around Zrinjevac:

References

  1. ^ "Najstariji, najveći, najživlji i najljepši zagrebači park". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 13 October 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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  • Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square, in the center of Zagreb.
    Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square, in the center of Zagreb.
  • The Meteorological Pole in Zrinjevac was set up as a gift of a military doctor and amateur meteorologist Dr. Adolf Holzera. It was made of Istrian marble, meteorological instruments were acquired at Göttingen, and the clock was the work of Zagreb's König. Arch. Hermann Bollé
    The Meteorological Pole in Zrinjevac was set up as a gift of a military doctor and amateur meteorologist Dr. Adolf Holzera. It was made of Istrian marble, meteorological instruments were acquired at Göttingen, and the clock was the work of Zagreb's König. Arch. Hermann Bollé
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    Music Pavilion
  • Zrinjevac street with tram lines 6 & 13
    Zrinjevac street with tram lines 6 & 13
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    Fountain
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    Flower path
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