Croatia – Croatia's capital is Zagreb

(Pronounced kroh-a-shuh and zah-greb)

To remember the capital of Croatia, use the following mnemonic:

The crow ate ya (Croatia): with it's lizard tongue it could zap and grab you (Zagreb).

Interesting facts about Zagreb:

- Historic Twin Towns: Zagreb originally developed as two separate medieval hilltop settlements, Kaptol and Gradec, which frequently fought with each other before finally uniting in the nineteenth century to form the core of the modern city.

- Museum Capital: The city is famous for having one of the highest concentrations of museums per capita in the entire world, including unique cultural spaces like the renowned Museum of Broken Relationships.

- Funicular Railway: Zagreb features one of the shortest public funicular railways in the world, a historic blue cable car that has been transporting passengers between the lower and upper town districts since the late nineteenth century.