Pantovčak

Pantovčak (pronounced [pantɔʋˈtʃaːk]) is a neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. Its formal location is the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district. The Pantovčak street runs from the Britanski trg (British Square) near Ilica towards Medvednica, ending at Šestinski vijenac ( roundabout). The neighbourhood is officially referred to as "Dr. Stjepan Radić" and it has a population of 4,957 (2011).^[1]

Pantovčak is best known as the location of the Croatian Presidential Palace and the adjacent park, located at Pantovčak 241. In Croatian, "Pantovčak" is often used as a metonym for the office of the President of Croatia.^[2]

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^ Zagreb.hr - 10. Mjesni odbor "Stjepan Radić"
^ Vajs, Nada (December 2001). "Metonimija i sinegdoha" (PDF). Filologija (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (35): 129–139. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

Coordinates: 45°49′37″N 15°57′32″E / 45.82694°N 15.95889°E / 45.82694; 15.95889

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[1] Zagreb.hr - 10. Mjesni odbor "Stjepan Radić"

[2] Vajs, Nada (December 2001). "Metonimija i sinegdoha" (PDF). Filologija (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (35): 129–139. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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