Serbs of Zagreb
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The Serbs of Zagreb (Croatian: Srbi u Zagrebu; Serbian: Срби у Загребу/Srbi u Zagrebu) are traditional minority group lives in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
History
Serbs have become equal citizens of Zagreb in 1781[1] after Emperor Francis II released edict named Patent of Toleration.
Religious life
In Zagreb is the seat of Metropolitanate of Zagreb, Ljubljana and all Italy. In addition to this there is also Monastery of Saint Parascheva of the Balkans
Secular life
There's more prominent Serbs who participated in the social life of city and among them may be enumerated 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 Illyrian movement by 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 president of Parliament of Croatia from 1913 till 1918.[5]
World War II
Second half of 20th century
Population
Organizations
In Zagreb, there are several institutions of the Serbian national minority:Prosvjeta, Serb Democratic Forum, Privrednik, Serb National Council, Serbian Orthodox Secondary School... There are also Central Library of Serbs in Croatia as part of Prosvjeta, Tesla Bank, Metropolitanate of Zagreb, Ljubljana and all Italy which maintains Choral Society and Museum. Every year since 2006 are held days of Serbian culture. With this, in Zagreb are seat of weekly Novosti and monthly magazine Identitet.
Notable individuals
- Kantakuzina Katarina Branković (1418-1492)
- Petar Preradović (1818-1872)
- Đuro Daničić (1825-1882)
- Vladan Desnica (1905-1967)
- Dejan Medaković (1922-2008)
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