Eugen Kvaternik Square (, also known as ''Kvaternikov trg'' or nicknamed ''Kvaternjak'' or ''Kvatrić'' by locals) is a square located on the border between

Maksimir Maksimir () is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia, population 48,902 (2011 census). Maksimir stadium and Maksimir Park are located in it. It was named for Bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac. The urban center of the Maksimir district is located a ...

, Gornji Grad - Medveščak and Donji Grad city districts of

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

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. Named after

Eugen Kvaternik Eugen Kvaternik (; 31 October 1825 – 11 October 1871) was a Croatian nationalist politician and one of the founders of the Party of Rights, alongside Ante Starčević. Kvaternik was the leader of the 1871 Rakovica Revolt which was an attempt ...

, a 19th-century politician, it marks the intersection of Vlaška Street, Dragutin Domjanić Street, Maksimirska Street, Vjekoslav Heinzel Avenue, and

Šubićeva Street image:Šubićeva kod Kvaternikovog trga.jpg, Northern end of Šubićeva looking south from Eugen Kvaternik Square Šubićeva Street () is a street in Zagreb, Croatia. It connects Eugen Kvaternik Square with Petar Krešimir IV Square. It is locate ...

. Kvaternik Square is one of the most frequented squares in Zagreb. The square is a major transport hub within Zagreb, with ZET

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routes 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 and 13 traversing or terminating at the square. Numerous bus routes terminate at the Kvaternikov trg terminal which is located to the south of the square. At the end of the 19th century, the end of the Vlaška street where Kvaternik Square is located was a location of numerous industries, and in 1891 it was the place where the first horse-drawn tram operated. The square underwent a large renovation project in the 2000s. In 2001, the

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part of the marketplace was moved to the south, to the corner of Šubićeva and Martićeva streets across the old Gorica factory. The square itself was then renovated and reopened in 2008. The renewed square incorporated an underground

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. However, the renewal has been met with resistance from nearby inhabitants for functional and aesthetic reasons. Criticism of the square's new design continued into the 2010s.

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