Ban Jelačić Square
The Ban Jelačić Square ( Croatian Trg bana Josipa Jelačića ) is the central square of the Croatian capital Zagreb and was named after Ban Josip Jelačić . It is located in the lower part of Zagreb ( Donji grad ).
Ilica Street flows into Ban Jelačić Square from the west, Pavle Radić Street ( ulica Pavla Radića ) from the northwest , the smaller Splavnica and Harmica streets from the north, Bakačeva Street from the northeast, and Nikola-Jurišić from the east Street ( ulica Nikole Jurišića ) and from the south the smaller Prague street ( Praška ) and Gaj street ( Gajeva ).
The square is considered the most important meeting place for the Zagreb population. The market also takes place here regularly. The site is only partially accessible with private vehicles. Therefore, most of the people of Zagreb come here on the Zagreb tram operated by ZET . Lines 1, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 run during the day and lines 31, 32 and 34 at night.
history
architecture
The square has existed since the 17th century. Different architectural styles are reminiscent of the history under Austria-Hungary: buildings from classicism , Viennese secession , but also from modern times . The currently oldest building (house number 18) was built in 1827.
Surname
After the crackdown of the 1848 uprisings, the square was named after the popular hero Joseph Jelačić von Bužim, who was loyal to the emperor , and retained it even after the collapse of the Danube monarchy. Only with the renewed victory of Yugoslavia against Austria in the Second World War, the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia under Tito in the fight against the German-friendly and anti-communism parts of the Croatian population as well as against the remnants of Ustascha fascism, the name of the square in Platz der Republik ( Trg Republike ) changed. In Zagreb, the vast majority perceived this as a curtailment of Croatian identity and nationality. After Tito's death and the collapse of communism, the renaming was welcomed as an expression of liberation. The name is undisputed today.
Equestrian monument
There is a large equestrian statue of Ban Josip Jelačić in the square . The sculpture was created by the Austrian artist Anton Dominik Fernkorn and inaugurated on October 19, 1866. The general's saber pointed demonstratively in the direction of Budapest . In 1947, the statue was removed by the then communist government of Yugoslavia , as Jelačić was not considered a historically worthy figure because, as an imperial loyalist, he was a leader in the suppression of the revolution of 1848 . Antun Bauer saved the statue from destruction by hiding it in the basement of the Gliptoteka Gallery. Shortly before Croatia's independence, the statue was rebuilt in its original location on October 16, 1990 and the square was given its old name back. However, the direction of the statue was changed: the general's saber now points south, away from the old enemy, Hungary.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 48 ′ 47.5 " N , 15 ° 58 ′ 38.8" E