Novi Zagreb - istok

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Novi Zagreb - istok as a part of Zagreb

Novi Zagreb-istok ("New Zagreb-east"), in Zagreb, Croatia, contains Mamutica which was built to be the largest communal housing block in southeast Europe. Mamutica towers above other blocks of flats so that the impression is given that it must be on a hill even though the entire area is a flat plain.

In the north of Novi Zagreb, just south of the river Sava is Lake Bundek. Though originally a gravel pit, nature has reclaimed it and it is now an area of woods, brushwood and ponds --a jewel of nature in the middle of the city. In the year 2006 Lake Bundek was developed, such that now it has beach and a number of amusement shops.

Novi Zagreb-istok has the status of četvrt (quarter, neighbourhood) and as such has an elected council.

Novi Zagreb-istok had 65,301 residents as of 2001.

[edit] Neighborhoods in Novi Zagreb-istok

  • Dugave - can be reached by bus: lines 109 (western side of Zagreb) and 220 (center of Zagreb). It is the biggest neighbourhood in Novi Zagreb.
  • Hrelić
  • Jakuševec
  • Sloboština - also has a bus line number: 219.
  • Sopot - amongst the tower blocks and blocks of flats grow birch trees and poplars. The tram route (for the Nos. 7 and 14 trams) runs along its northern edge and the No. 6 has its turning point there.
  • Središće
  • Travno - can be reached by bus, line number 221, and Mamutica is located in this neighbourhood.
  • Utrine - has one of the largest markets in Zagreb. Though it is a covered market, it is in the tradition of open markets with stallholders selling fruit, vegetables and flowers.
  • Zapruđe
  • Buzin
  • Veliko Polje

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