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Novi Zagreb - zapad
Novi Zagreb – zapad has the status of a city district in Zagreb, Croatia and as such has an elected council.According to the 2001 Croatian census, Novi Zagreb – zapad has 48,981 residents.-List of neighborhoods in Novi Zagreb – zapad:...
city district in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is located along the Jadranska Avenue
Jadranska Avenue
Jadranska Avenue is a mostly six-lane controlled-access avenue in the Novi Zagreb – zapad city district of southwestern Zagreb, Croatia. Legally designated as a part of County road Ž1040, it runs between the Remetinec Roundabout and the Zagreb bypass, acting as an important thoroughfare both...
, south of the Sava River, across from the neighbourhood of Jarun
Jarun
Jarun is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of Zagreb, Croatia. It was named after Lake Jarun, formed by the Sava River, now located on the southern edge of the neighborhood.-Lake:...
. It has a population of 3,468.
Its main thoroughfares are Jadranska Avenue, Lanište Road and Remetinečka Road. It is the site of the Arena Zagreb, and Arena Center, shopping center to be built.
The area was neglected for a long time, but in the last few years many new apartment buildings were built, and real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
prices have risen considerably.
The neighborhood is badly connected to the Zagreb tram system
ZET
The Zagrebački električni tramvaj is the major transit authority responsible for public transport in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and one part of the Zagreb County. ZET is now a branch of the Zagreb Holding...
, with residents having to walk to Western Rotary
Western Rotary
The Remetinec Roundabout is a large roundabout in the Novi Zagreb - zapad part of Zagreb, Croatia. Having three lanes, it connects Adriatic Bridge, Jadranska Avenue, Dubrovnik Avenue and Remetinec Road...
to board the trams. A tram line extension together with a new rail yard
Rail yard
A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off the mainline, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic....
located near Blato
Blato, Zagreb
Blato is a neighborhood located in the Novi Zagreb - zapad city district of Zagreb, Croatia. It is spread along the Karlovačka Road, south of Jadranska Avenue. The population is around 2,600....
, southwest of Lanište, is planned.