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Zagreb Fair

Zagreb Fair
With its total surface area of 560,000 m2 the Zagreb Fair has got an infrastructure able to supply a smaller city and ideal for organizing and holding of the most varied fair activities as well as for the construction of exhibition spaces and advertising surfaces.

Every year the Zagreb Fair puts on more than 20 specialized events gathering over 5.000 exhibitors from 50 countries.

Its exhibition spaces are visited by almost 500.000 experts and business people annually. Along with the fair events the Zagreb Fair also hosts international congresses, conventions and symposia regularly attended by renowned scientists from the country and abroad.

The long history of holding fairs dates back to 1242 when the King Bela IV issued the Gold Bull declaring Zagreb a free royal city and giving it the right to hold fairs. Since that time Zagreb has been nurturing the fair organizing tradition.

The first large international exhibition in Zagreb was held in 1864, so it is not surprising that the Zagreb Fair has come into being. The period from 1956 onwards is considered to be especially significant for the development of the Zagreb Fair because through the merit of Većeslav Holjevac, the then mayor of the City of Zagreb, the Zagreb Fair was relocated to the new grounds across the river Sava.

From that moment on the Zagreb Fair has experienced a vigorous growth.

Since 1925 the Zagreb Fair has been a member and one of the founders of UFI – Union des Foires Internationales today numbering 533 permanent members. It has also hosted three UFI World Congresses.
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