Novi Zagreb - istok

Novi Zagreb - istok ("New Zagreb - east") contains Mamutica in the quarter Travno 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.The neighborhood is served by the Gustav Krklec school (grades 1 - 8).

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 hastilly decorated, and now it has beach, and a lot of amusing accessories.

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.

Neighborhoods in Novi Zagreb - istok

* Dugave - 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 No 7 and 14 trams run alongs its northern edge and the No 6 has its turning point there.
* Središće
* Travno - can be reached by bus, line number is 221 and Mamutica is located in this neighbourhood.
* Utrine - 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

External links

* http://www.novi-zagreb.com/
* [http://www.slobostina.tk/ unofficial web site of Sloboština]
* [http://www.travno.com/ unofficial web site of Travno]
* [http://www.dugave.org/ unofficial web site of Dugave]
* [http://www.dugave.com/ unofficial web site of Dugave]
* [http://www.zaprudje.com/ unofficial web site of Zapruđe]