Since the earliest days of the city, the Medvescak had supported water mills along its length. The mills were the basis of Zagreb's industry, producing cloth, paper, soap, liquor, and leather. Competition among the mills triggered feuds between Kaptol and Gradec. A treaty of limited the construction of new mills on the shared border. That left only two mills within the city, both owned by the Cistercian Monastery. The creek was covered over, and the mills were demolished in The result was the creation of a street named Creek Street.
Most of the houses on Tkalciceva Street date from the 18th or 19th century. The creek now serves as part of the Zagreb sewer system, but it had been a source of power to the Medvescak Fountain.
Initially, it had been paved with gravel taken from the Sala River. In the 20th century, it was resurfaced with asphalt. Small businesses replaced the mills, and the leather industry closed shop in Tkalciceva Street was a "red light" district in the early 20th century.
Prostitution was legal, and the street was a popular tourist attraction. Every other house was a brothel. The sex business went the way of the mills and the leather shops with the coming of WW II. Image Courtesy of Flickr and Jorge Franganillo. Want to visit this sight? The app turns your mobile device to a personal tour guide and it works offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.
Walking Tours in Zagreb, Croatia. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk. Historical record attests to the name "Zagreb" in , referring to the founding of the diocese of "Kaptol" by sainted King Ladislaus in Kaptol is the "Upper Town" of Zagreb.
