Ribnjak, Zagreb

Ribnjak (pronounced|ˈrîb.ɲɑk ) is a neighborhood located in the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district of Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, the neighborhood has 2,956 inhabitants.cite web
url = http://www1.zagreb.hr/zgstat/documents/stanovnistvo_gz_%20prema_dobnoj_spolnoj_strukturi_2001/T07.pdf
title = Tabela 7. Stanovnici Grada Zagreba prema dobnim skupinama i spolu po (bivšim) mjesnim zajednicama
accessdate = 2008-10-07
language = Croatian
work = Croatian Bureau of Statistics] It is centered mainly around its main north-south thoroughfare, the Ribnjak Street.cite web
url = http://www.cmr.hr/lokacija.html
title = Lokacija
accessdate = 2008-10-07
language = Croatian
work = Centar Mladih Ribnjak]

ZET tram tracks in the Ribnjak Road pass through the neighborhood, carrying lines 7 and 14. A tram station is located on the Grškovićeva and Ribnjak intersection in the northern part of the neighborhood. The southern part is served by the Draškovićeva Street tram transfer station.cite web
url = http://www.zet.hr/tramvaj/dnevni.aspx
title = Mreža dnevnih tramvajskih linija
accessdate = 2008-10-07
language = Croatian
work = ZET] The neighborhood is also served by bus routes 106, 201, 226 and 238. All routes pass through Zvonarnička and Degenova Street, delineating the north border of the neighborhood.cite web
url = http://www.zet.hr/autobus/autobusna-mreza.aspx
title = Mreža autobusnih linija
accessdate = 2008-10-07
language = Croatian
work = ZET]

Ribnjak Park

The Ribnjak Park is situated on the west side of Ribnjak Street. Located five minutes of walk away from Ban Jelačić Square, the park comprises the western part of the neighborhood. It is also the location of Youth Center Ribnjak and the Purgeraj club.cite web
url = http://www.purgeraj.hr/english.aspx
title = INFO - About Purgeraj
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Purgeraj]

The park had been a part of the city fortification since the 15th century, but it was projected in its current form and built in 1830 by Zagreb bishop Aleksandar Alagović and architect Leopold Klingspogle. The park was named after the fishponds in the area ( _hr. ribnjak, "pl." ribnjaci).cite web
url = http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=127&l=h
title = Parkovi
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Zagreb Tourist Board
language = Croatian] However, since late 19th century, parts of the park have been slowly chipped away to make way for new buildings and infrastructure, such as the widening of Ribnjak Street. From 14th century on, the size of ponds had continuously been artificially decreased, until the last pond (in the southern end) was filled and paved over to make way for Josip Lang Square in 1870. Until 1946 the park had been private property of the Zagreb archdiocese. After the World War II it was expanded and opened for public, becoming a prime location in the heart of Zagreb.cite web
url = http://www.geog.pmf.hr/e_skola/geo/mini/ribnjak/ribnjak_zg2_eng.html
title = Spatial and Functional Development of the Park "Ribnjak" in Zagreb
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Croatian geographical society]

Although a beautiful tourist attraction during the day, after dusk the park turns into a youth site for binge drinking and gang violence. After a murder of member of a violent football fan faction commited in April 2008, and an announced bloody retaliation by the murdered fan's gang, the City of Zagreb announced it will hire wardens to patrol the park 24 hours a day.cite web
url = http://www.croatiapress.com/20080408-430.php
title = Ribnjak Park the Scene of the Killing of a Youth Three Weeks ago To Get Round-the-Clock Wardens
date = 2008-04-08
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Croatiapress] cite web
url = http://www.javno.com/en/croatia/clanak.php?id=133791
title = Zagreb's Mayor Protects Fans, Punks Panic
date = 2008-03-21
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Javno.hr]

The Ribnjak Park is also site of the yearly festival Park-in-Zagreb. In 2008, the festival lasted two weeks and hosted many well-known Croatian bands such as The Beat Fleet and Psihomodo Pop.cite web
url = http://www.metro-portal.hr/vijesti/zagreb/pocinje-treci-park-in-zagreb
title = Počinje treći Park-in-Zagreb
date = 2008-06-26
accessdate = 2008-10-07
work = Metro
language = Croatian]

References

External links

* [http://www.cmr.hr/ Youth Center "Ribnjak"] hr icon
* [http://www.purgeraj.hr/english.aspx Purgeraj club]