Thursday 4811

Still in Zagreb, we went to visit the Croatian Parliament, which was called Sabor, which is leftover from medieval times, comes from the word for assembly. The first Sabor is said to have taken place in 832, the first written documentation of a Sabor in Croatia taking place was around the 13th century. Under the Austro-Hungarians the parliament existed though at different times waxed and waned in power. in 1918 the parliament decided to break away from the Austo-Hungarian empire to join the Kingdom of Croats, Serbs and Slovenes. the parliament, though in puppet form existed within the Independent Croatia of WWII.

the building itself was cool, built in the 18th century, very Austro-Hungarian, neoclassical architecture, that survived communism, and exists today as it did before the Hapsburgs got involved, windows and all.

to read more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Parliament

Serbian Business Association, Privrednik

Seeks to create economic opportunities in rural areas, where majority of Serbs live in Croatia.

They help to nurture entrepreneurship business skills within the Serb
community.

This organization has its roots in the Austro-Hungarian empire, the empire would gather promising young boys from the poor and rural parts of the empire, and connect them with businessmen in larger cities for apprenticeships.

today they exist as a way for poor and rural kids to go on to higher education, and internships, being that apprenticeships are far less common nowadays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privrednik