Pantovčak

Pantovčak (pronounced [pantɔʋˈtʃaːk]) is a neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. Its formal location is the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district. The Pantovčak street runs from the Britanski trg (British Square) near Ilica towards Medvednica, ending at Šestinski vijenac (Šestine roundabout). The neighbourhood is officially referred to as "Dr. Stjepan Radić" and it has a population of 4,957 (2011).[1]

Not to be confused with Presidential Palace, Zagreb.

Pantovčak is best known as the location of the Croatian Presidential Palace and the adjacent park, located at Pantovčak 241. In Croatian, "Pantovčak" is often used as a metonym for the office of the President of Croatia.[2]

References
  1. Zagreb.hr - 10. Mjesni odbor "Stjepan Radić"
  2. Vajs, Nada (December 2001). "Metonimija i sinegdoha" (PDF). Filologija (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (35): 129–139. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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