Kaptol, Zagreb

Kaptol

Miniature model of Zagreb Cathedral on Kaptol with the old bell-tower

Kaptol is a part of Zagreb, Croatia in the upper town and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Zagreb.

History

The existence of Kaptol, the settlement on the east slope, was confirmed in 1094 when King Ladislaus founded the Zagreb diocese. The bishop, his residence and the Cathedral had their seat in the southeast part of the Kaptol hill. VIaška Ves was situated in the close vicinity of the Cathedral. Being under the bishop's jurisdiction, it was first mentioned in 1198. Kaptol Street ran from the south to the north across the Kaptol terrace with canons' residences arranged in rows alongside. As the Latin word for a group or body of canons is "capitulum" (kaptol), it is clear how Kaptol got its name. The canons also ruled this settlement.

The Cathedral was consecrated in 1217, but later in 1242 it was badly damaged during the Mongol invasion. After 1263 it was restored and rebuilt. As a settlement, Kaptol's shape was an unsymmetrical rectangle, which had a southern entrance in Bakačeva Street, and ended at its north end near the present day Kaptol School (Miroslav Krleža Elementary School).

In the Middle Ages, Kaptol had no fortifications. It was merely enclosed with wooden fences or palisades, which were repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The defensive walls and towers around Kaptol were built between 1469 and 1473. The Prislin Tower near the Kaptol School is one of the best-preserved from those times. In 1493 the Turks reached Sisak trying to capture it but were defeated there. Therefore, fearing the Turkish invasion, the Bishop of Zagreb had the fortifications built around the Cathedral and his residence. The defensive towers and walls built between 1512 and 1520 have been preserved until the present day except those that directly faced the front of the Cathedral situated at Kaptol Square. This section of the wall was pulled down in 1907.

In the 13th century two Gothic churches were built in Kaptol, St. Francis with the Franciscan monastery and St. Mary, which underwent considerable reconstruction works in the 17th and the 18th centuries. In Opatovina, small dwelling houses of former Kaptol inhabitants can still be seen, but at Dolac a number of little and narrow streets were torn down in 1926 when the today's market was built. In 1334 the canons of Zagreb established a colony of Kaptol serfs in the vicinity of their residences, north of Kaptol. That was the beginning of a new settlement called Nova Ves (the present day Nova Ves Street).

Neighbourhood

Kaptol is today part of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district. It mainly faces the Kaptol Street, lying atop of the Ribnjak Park in the east. The Kaptol Centar shopping mall is located in Nova Ves.

The central part of Kaptol is part of the local government "August Cesarec" that has a total population of 1,523 (2011).^[1]

Views of Kaptol

Kaptol
Zagreb cathedral in Kaptol
Dolac

References

↑ "Zagreb.hr - 1. Mjesni odbor "August Cesarec"". zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 March 2016.

External links

guide.ndo.co.uk

Zagreb

History	Timeline Golden Bull of 1242 Gradec Kaptol Krvavi most 1880 earthquake 1895 Emperor Franz Joseph visit 1995 rocket attacks 1995–97 Zagreb crisis Mayors

Districts	Brezovica Črnomerec Donja Dubrava Donji grad Gornja Dubrava Gornji Grad–Medveščak Maksimir Novi Zagreb-istok Novi Zagreb-zapad Peščenica-Žitnjak Podsljeme Podsused-Vrapče Sesvete Stenjevec Trešnjevka-jug Trešnjevka-sjever Trnje

Buildings and landmarks	1 Ilica Street Ban Jelačić Square Banski dvori Botanical Garden British Square Cibona Tower Dolac Market General Post Office Ilica Street Jarun Kallina House Lenuci Horseshoe Lotrščak Tower Maksimir Park Marshal Tito Square Medvedgrad Meštrović Pavilion Mirogoj Cemetery Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square Nine Views Old City Hall Rudolf barracks St. Mark's Square Tkalčićeva Street Zagrepčanka Sky Office Tower Adriatic Bridge Homeland Bridge HOTO Tower Eurotower

Places of worship	St. Mark's Church St. Catherine's Church Zagreb Cathedral Orthodox Cathedral Zagreb Mosque Zagreb Synagogue Evangelical Church

Culture	Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb Gavella Drama Theatre Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall National and University Library Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra The Cravat Regiment Zagreb Zoo

Galleries and museums	Archaeological Museum Art Pavilion Croatian History Museum Croatian Museum of Naïve Art Croatian Natural History Museum Croatian Railway Museum Ethnographic Museum Ferdinand Budicki Automobile Museum Glyptotheque Klovićevi Dvori Gallery Lauba Mimara Museum Modern Gallery Museum of Arts and Crafts Museum of Broken Relationships Museum of Contemporary Art Strossmayer Gallery Technical Museum Zagreb City Museum

Local media	Newspapers: Jutarnji list Večernji list Broadcast radio: Radio 101 Radio Student Television stations: Jabuka TV Z1 Film companies: Croatia Film Jadran Film Zagreb Film

Education	High schools in Zagreb Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts University of Zagreb Academies: Dramatic Art Fine Arts Music Faculties: Architecture Chemical Engineering Dental Medicine Economics and Business Electrical Engineering and Computing Geodesy Humanities and Social Sciences Medicine Science Teacher Education

Sports venues	Arena Zagreb Dom Sportova Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Maksimir Stadium Kranjčevićeva Stadium ŠRC Sesvete Stadium NŠC Stjepan Spajić Stadium

Transport	Zagreb International Airport Zagreb Glavni kolodvor Funicular Trams Commuter Rail Metro (proposed)

Events	Animafest Zagreb INmusic Festival Music Biennale Zagreb Zagreb Film Festival ZagrebDox Zagreb Fair Subversive Festival

Sport events	Golden Spin Hanžeković Memorial Snow Queen Trophy Zagreb Indoors

Gornji Grad–Medveščak

Dolac Gornji Grad Gupčeva zvijezda Kaptol Kraljevac Medveščak Mirogoj Nova Ves Pantovčak Petrova Ribnjak Šalata Tkalčićeva Tuškanac Voćarska Zelengaj

Coordinates: 45°48′53″N 15°58′44″E / 45.81472°N 15.97889°E / 45.81472; 15.97889

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