12 May 17 Zagreb Could do Without its New Mountain Borna Sor The inhabitants of the Croatian capital have long lived in the shadow of a mountain – but now they have a second one to contend with, not filled with bears, but with pestilence, garbage, and corruption. Zagreb’s Jakusevec „mountain“. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Branko Radovanovic The capital of Croatia is an ever-growing city. Situated on the slopes of Mount Medvednica, it has doubled in size each post-war period. And God knows, there have been too many wars in this corner of our continent. Now reaching its first million in population, the cornerstone of the country’s economy, and, since Croatia’s entry […]
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