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Zagreb as Croatia's Core Region

At the country-wide level, core regions can clearly be discerned from peripheral regions in Croatia. The importance of Zagreb urban region, according to the population, employment, transport links etc., distinguishes it as an exceptional core region. The importance of Zagreb came to the forefront after Croatia attained independence in 1991. Zagreb then became the political center of the new state, which further enhanced its functions and deepened the differences between it and other cities. The considerable decline of total population had much less impact on the core region, while almost all other regions and large cities in Croatia were affected by depopulation. This means that the order of size of Croatian cities is even more irregular now than it was ten years ago and this in turn indicates increasing monocentrism. The most important transit routes are also centered in Zagreb, regardless of whether it is a matter of road, rail, air or telecommunications routes. Generally the overall economic development of other parts of Croatia considerably lags behind that of the central, Zagreb area, which is reflected in unequal regional development.

Zagreb; core region; periphery; regional structure; Croatia

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