Kaptol, Zagreb

Due to its historical associations, in Croatian "Kaptol" is also used as a metonym for the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia.

[1] The existence of Kaptol, the settlement on the east slope, was confirmed in 1094 when King Ladislaus founded the Zagreb diocese.

Therefore, fearing the Turkish invasion, the bishop of Zagreb had the fortifications built around the cathedral and his residence.

The defensive towers and walls built between 1512 and 1520 have been preserved until the present day except those that directly faced the front of the cathedral situated at Kaptol Square.

St Francis' church has stained glass windows with flowery motifs designed by the Croatian painter Ivo Dulčić [hr].

[2] In Opatovina, small dwelling houses of former Kaptol inhabitants can still be seen, but at Dolac a number of little and narrow streets were torn down in 1926 when the today's market was built.