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Zagreb
45.80° N, 16.00° E
- Population
- 722,526
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 10
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 10 cities of Croatia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Croatia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Founded
- 1094
- Year of founding from Wikidata (P571). Only the year is known, not the day; a city whose sources give more than one year shows no row.
- Elevation
- 127 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Time zone
- Europe/Zagreb
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Practical bearings for Zagreb, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Zagreb have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name means "beyond the bank" or "beyond the ditch," relating to the city's original site above the Sava River. In Old Croat, "za" means "beyond," while "greb" means "bank" or "ditch".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
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