Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. Zagreb is along the Sava River and is the largest city in Croatia.

History
The first recorded appearance of the name Zagreb is dated to 1094 A.D. In the time of Yugoslavia, Zagreb was still an important city, mainly because lots of people could find jobs there.

Early Zagreb
Croatians owned Zagreb along with Hungarians. Back then, Croatia had a strong army, so Hungary was protected. But a war between the countries led to a rivarly.

Modern Zagreb
Today, Zagreb is growing bigger and bigger in population. Zagreb also now has a very popular soccer team, called Dinamo Zagreb. Also, due to Croatian War of Independence, people in Zagreb were able to see the bombing and damage that the Serbians created.

Public transportation
Zagreb has many different ways to travel. Mostly by cars, but trains, buses, and taxi cabs are used as well.

University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb was founded in 1669, being one of the oldest universities of Europe. The university is the most populated school of all Croatia.

Religions
Most of Zagreb is Catholic, which is about 95 percent. The rest are mainly Orthodox.