Ban Jelačić statue

Ban Jelačić statue is a memorial in Zagreb, Central Croatia. Ban Jelačić statue is situated nearby to Free Spirit Walking Tour Zagreb meeting point, as well as near Ban Jelačić Square.

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Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Ban Josip Jelačić 1801-1859”
Inscription: “General i ban hrvatski, dalmatinski i slavonski od 1848. do 1859. godine, član plemićke obitelji Jelačić, te jedan od najznačajnijih hrvatskih političara, kako u 19. stoljeću, tako i u cijeloj povijesti Hrvata.”

Photo: Bobonajbolji, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ban Jelačić Square and Zagreb Cathedral.

Ban Jelačić Square

Square

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Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. Its official name is Trg bana Josipa Jelačića and is colloquially called 'Jelačić plac'.

The Zagreb Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Kaptol, Zagreb. It is the tallest sacral building in Croatia and the most monumental sacral building of Gothic architecture southeast of the Alps. Zagreb Cathedral is situated 250 metres northeast of Ban Jelačić statue.

Museum of Broken Relationships

Museum

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The Museum of Broken Relationships is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia, founded by artists Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić. It grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationships and their ruins. Museum of Broken Relationships is situated 350 metres northwest of Ban Jelačić statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaptol and Gornji grad.

Kaptol

Quarter

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Kaptol is a historic neighborhood of Zagreb, Croatia, located in the Upper Town area. It is the ecclesiastical center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb and the seat of the Archbishop of Zagreb.

Gornji grad

Quarter

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Gornji grad is a historic part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city, when it was best known as Gradec or Grič.

Donji grad

Suburb

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Donji grad is one of the 17 city districts of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located in the central part of the city and has 37,024 inhabitants.

Ban Jelačić statue

Categories: equestrian statue and historic site
Location: Zagreb, Central Croatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.81319° or 45° 48′ 48″ north

Longitude

15.9773° or 15° 58′ 38″ east

Inception

1866

Open location code

8FQQRX7G+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 587745586

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q121636557

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In Other Languages

From Croatian to German—“Ban Jelačić statue” goes by many names.

Croatian: “Kip bana Josipa Jelačića u Zagrebu”
German: “Ban-Jelačić-Denkmal”

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