Croatia

Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu / National and University Library in Zagreb

How to find us

Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4 PO Box 550
10 000 ZAGREB

Phone

+385 1 616 4002 / +385 1 616 4040

Email

glavna_ravnateljica@nsk.hr

Director

Prof. Ivanka Stričević, PhD

Architect

Velimir Neidhardt, Davor Mance, Zvonimir Krznarić i Marijan Hržić

Year founded

1607

The National and University Library in Zagreb is the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. This jewel of modern architecture occupies a central place in Croatia’s culture and science. As the largest and oldest library in Croatia, it stretches across 44,432 square metres, has more than 130 kilometres of shelves, around 3 million items and boasts over 46 digital collections.

 

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