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When Did Croatia Become a Country? Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. The Republic of Croatia gained independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991.
Zagreb, capital and chief city of Croatia. It is situated on the slopes of Medvednica Hill (Zagrebačka Gora) to the north and the floodplain of the Sava River to the south. Zagreb’s old town consists of two medieval settlements on the hill: Grič, the civil settlement, which was renamed Gradec
Croatia retained its independence under native kings until 1102, when the crown passed into the hands of the Hungarian dynasty. The precise terms of this relationship later became a matter of dispute.
In 1991, when Croatia declared independence, the city became the capital of Croatia. Although it was shelled a few times during the resulting war, the city emerged relatively unscathed and there’s no lingering evidence.
Its capital was Zagreb. It was also a part of the lands of the Habsburg monarchy from 1527, following the Election in Cetin, and the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867. The Kingdom of Croatia had large territorial losses in wars with the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.
Croatia’s political status as a territory of Hungary until the end of World War I. When the Ausgleich, or Compromise, of 1867 created the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy, Croatia, which was part of the Habsburg empire, was merged with Slavonia and placed under Hungarian jurisdiction.
