Adolf Mošinsky

Adolf Mošinsky
Portrait of Adolf Mošinsky painted by Celestin Medović in 1906.
Mayor of Zagreb
In office 1892–1904
Preceded by	Milan Amruš
Succeeded by	Milan Amruš
Personal details
Born	1843 Donji Miholjac, Austrian Empire
Died	18 July 1907 (aged 63 or 64) Zagreb, Austria-Hungary

Adolf pl. Mošinsky (1843–1907) was a mayor of Zagreb from 1892 to 1904.^[1] Being the head of the city for three consecutive terms, he set a record in mayoring length that still remains unbroken. One of his most important achievements was building the Zagreb sewer system from scratch and turning Medveščak stream into an underground canal. During his time as a mayor, Zagreb grew in size by 30 percent.^[2] During Mošinsky's term in office, many Zagreb tourist sights and locations, such as the Croatian National Theater (HNK) were built.^[2][3] Mošinsky also saw the introduction of the Zagreb taxi, being the first passenger of driver Tadija Bartolović in 1901.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Znameniti ljudi pokopani na Mirogoju: M" (in Croatian). Gradska groblja, Zagreb. http://www.gradskagroblja.hr/Default.aspx?art=423. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Milčec, Zvonimir (1993) (in Croatian). Zagrebački gradonačelnici. Zagreb: Alfa. pp. 44–54. ISBN 953-168-010-8. 
3. ^ "Povijest" (in Croatian). Croatian National Theater. http://www.hnk.hr/hr/o_kazalistu/povijest/povijest. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
4. ^ "O nama" (in Croatian). Radio taksi Zagreb. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080623213210/http://www.radio-taksi-zagreb.hr/onama.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-19. 

Persondata
Name	Moszinsky, Adolf
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1843
Place of birth	Donji Miholjac, Austrian Empire
Date of death	18 July 1907
Place of death	Zagreb, Austria-Hungary