British Square (Zagreb)
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Britanski trg is a public square
Public Square
Public Square is the central plaza in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It takes up four city blocks; Superior Avenue and Ontario Street cross through it. Cleveland's three tallest buildings, Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower, face the square...

 in the city of Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. It is one of the few remaining squares to include an open air farmers' marketplace with fresh fruit, vegetables and other foods brought directly from farms, and is a revered urban area among the population of Zagreb. Britanski trg is located along Ilica
Ilica (street)
Ilica street is one of the longest streets in Zagreb and considered to be the most expensive residential street in the city. The busy street is home to many shops and cultural sites and spans the entire western half of the city, from the Ban Jelačić Square in the city centre up to the Črnomerec...

 Street, a few blocks west from the main city square, Ban Jelačić Square
Ban Jelacic Square
Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. The official name is Trg bana Jelačića...

. The city tram
Zagreb tram system
The Zagreb Tramway, run by the Zagrebački električni tramvaj , consists of 15 day and 4 night lines in Zagreb, Croatia. Trams operate on 116 km of meter gauge tracks. During the day every line runs on average every 5–10 minutes, but almost every station serves at least two routes. Nighttime...

 passes on its east side and includes two stops on each end of it. The square itself is convenient for access to several elite upscale neighborhoods of Zagreb, such as Pantovčak
Pantovcak
Pantovčak is a neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. Its formal location is the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district. The Pantovčak street runs from the Britanski trg near Ilica towards Medvednica, ending at Šestinski vijenac . The neighbourhood is officially referred to as "Dr...

 and Zelengaj. The open air market is held daily from early morning until about noon, and an antiques fair is held at the square each Sunday.
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