Serbs of Zagreb
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The Serbs of Zagreb (Croatian: Srbi u Zagrebu; Serbian: Срби у Загребу, romanized: Srbi u Zagrebu) are a traditional minority group that lives in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
History[]
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Serbs became equal citizens of Zagreb in 1781[1] after Emperor Francis II released an edict named Patent of Toleration.
Religious life[]
Zagreb is the seat of the Metropolitanate of Zagreb, Ljubljana and all Italy. In addition to this there is also the
Secular life[]
There are more prominent Serbs who participated in the social life of the city and among them may be enumerated the following. In 1834 Hristifor Stanković, president of the Zagreb Orthodox Church municipality, built the first theater in Gradec.[2] Poet Petar Preradović was a prominent participant of the Illyrian movement after whom today one of the city squares is named.[3] Banker Atanas Popović was one of the founders of First Croatian Savings Bank whose successor today is Privredna banka Zagreb.[4] Father of Dejan Medaković, Bogdan Medaković was the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1913 till 1918.[5]
Population[]
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Organizations[]
In Zagreb, there are several institutions of the Serbian national minority: Prosvjeta, Serb Democratic Forum, Privrednik, Serb National Council, and Serbian Orthodox Secondary School. There is also the Central Library of Serbs in Croatia as part of Prosvjeta, , Metropolitanate of Zagreb, Ljubljana and all Italy which maintains the Choral Society and Museum. Every year since 2006 there are held days of Serbian culture. Weekly Novosti and monthly magazine Identitet are published in Zagreb.
Notable individuals[]
- Kantakuzina Katarina Branković (1418–1492)
- Petar Preradović (1818–1872)
- Đuro Daničić (1825–1882)
- Vladan Desnica (1905–1967)
- Dejan Medaković (1922–2008)
See also[]
References[]
Sources[]
- Dejan Medaković (2004). Srbi u Zagrebu. Prometej. ISBN 9788676398447.
External links[]
- History of the Serbs of Croatia
- Serb communities in Croatia
- History of Zagreb
- Serbs of Croatia
- Zagreb stubs