Agram

Agram (Croatian, Zagreb), capital of the Austrian province of Croatia and Slavonia, lies at the foot of a richly wooded range of mountains, about two miles from the Save, and 142 miles NE. of Fiume by rail. It is divided into three parts—the upper town, built upon two eminences; the lower town; and the episcopal town. The cathedral, dating partly from the 11th century, is one of the finest Gothic buildings in Austria. Ninety per cent. of the inhabitants are Croats, who carry on a trade in wine, wood, and corn, and manufacture tobacco, leather, and linen. Repeated shocks of earthquake in November 1880 destroyed most of the public buildings, and overthrew 200 houses. Agram possesses a university founded in 1874, with 40 lecturers and 400 students, and a public library. Pop. (1880) 28,360; (1890) 37,529.