Ilica is one of the longest streets in Zagreb, Croatia. The busy street is home to many shops and cultural sites and spans through most of the northwestern part of the city, from the Ban Jelačić Square in the

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westward to the

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district. The street is long, making it the third longest street in the city. The name was first recorded in 1431, while the street itself retained its present shape at the end of the 18th century. In the 14th century, the street was known under the name ''Lončarska ves'' (archaic Croatian for "Potters' village", also ''Vicus lutifigulorum'' in Latin).

Notable addresses

*1 Ilica - 1 Ilica skyscraper *3 Ilica - Croatian Bureau of Statistics *4 Ilica - Nama (formerly

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) department store *5 Ilica - Palace of the

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with Oktogon *7 Ilica - Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana *12 Ilica - British Council in Zagreb *17 Ilica - The Tošo Dabac Archive *36 Ilica - Plavi telefon (Blue Phone), helpline for children and youth *48 Ilica - Democratic Centre party headquarters *85 Ilica -

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*208 Ilica - EXIT Theater *224 Ilica - Zagrebačka pivovara

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* , article about the history of Ilica street *

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