25.10.09

Bilingual names of streets and squares

The Old town has recently become richer for extra signs similar to those we had during Austrian-Hungarian empire rule. They're bilingual, with the top name in old Croatian, and the lower in German:



Posted by Mirela at 10:04 PM
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  1. JulieOctober 25, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    What a joy this is to see and to know. It is so reassuring to hear people reclaiming a multifaceted past. Especially in the case of language. Your photographs show a font and a palette that is very respectful of things that are aged. I like this very much.

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  2. LowellOctober 26, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    I like them, but don't know enough history to understand fully their significance. Very nice, whatever.

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  3. MirelaOctober 26, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    To be honest, we fought them to be free and really hated being under their power. But, right now, it's a part of our history, and looking back we did OK, it was certainly a better of two evils (e.g. Serbia and Bosnia were under Turkish empire). Zagreb is quite particular in this quiet respect for Germans, and German/Austrian bits of culture and even language (now it's a part of typical Zagreb slang) are completely integrated in this region of Croatia. In any case, I like these signs, they fit well with the renovated old and beautiful facades of the Old town...

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