Location
University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics
Pavlinska 2, Varaždin
The Faculty is located in the very center of the city of Varaždin.
Varaždin lies in the north of Croatia, close to the borders with Hungary, Austria and Slovenia. The city, whose rich history goes back to the 12th century, was home to the region's wealthiest nobles, landowners, artisans and artists, especially in the late 1700s, when the city flourished and became the capital of Croatia.
Nowadays, Varaždin is the administrative, political, economic and cultural centre of North Croatia, with a population of around 50,000. Renowned for the City Castle and the 500-year-old City Hall, one of the oldest in Europe, and its cemetery, the city also features a historic Town Guard 'Purgari'. Visitors to Varaždin can take a stroll down its many promenades and parks. In 2005, the Historic Nucleus with the Old Town (the Castle) was submitted to UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The city is at its best in late summer, during the Špancirfest, the street festival that was named the best city event in Europe. Other attractive features in the city events calendar are the Grand Ball of Varaždin, Traditional Crafts Square, International Traditional Jazz Festival, Saturdays in Varaždin, Blues Festival, Summer in Varaždin, Trash Film Festival and others. Of particular interest are the Varaždin Baroque Evenings, an international baroque music festival.
For more see Varaždin Tourist Board.
The building currently housing the Faculty was built in the second half of the 17th century (started in 1665). A former Jesuit and later Pauline monastery, it forms the most valuable early baroque architecture complex in Varaždin, along with the adjoining church and the gymnasium and seminary in their vicinity.
