Novi Zagreb
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Novi Zagreb is the part of the city of Zagreb
located south of the Sava river
, on the way from the Pleso airport to the city center. Novi Zagreb forms a distinct whole because it is separated from the northern part of the city both by the river and by the levees around Sava.
It is mostly residential, consisting of blocks of flats
and tower block
s that were built during the Socialist era (1945-1990). Although it is not as prestigious as downtown Zagreb, it has recently been praised for its good road network and abundance of parks.
It is formed by two administrative city district
s ('četvrti'): Novi Zagreb - istok
(Novi Zagreb - East) and Novi Zagreb - zapad
(Novi Zagreb - West).
Expansion of Novi Zagreb was started by the Zagreb mayor Većeslav Holjevac
, when he moved the Zagreb Fair from the downtown Savska Road to the southern bank of the Sava river in 1953.
The basketball club KK Zagreb
was known as "OKK Novi Zagreb" between 1976 and 1991.
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...
located south of the Sava river
Sava River
The Sava is a river in Southeast Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube river at Belgrade. Counting from Zelenci, the source of Sava Dolinka, it is long and drains of surface area. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and through Serbia....
, on the way from the Pleso airport to the city center. Novi Zagreb forms a distinct whole because it is separated from the northern part of the city both by the river and by the levees around Sava.
It is mostly residential, consisting of blocks of flats
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
and tower block
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
s that were built during the Socialist era (1945-1990). Although it is not as prestigious as downtown Zagreb, it has recently been praised for its good road network and abundance of parks.
It is formed by two administrative city district
City district
City district is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia.It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel.-See also:*City Districts of Pakistan...
s ('četvrti'): Novi Zagreb - istok
Novi Zagreb - istok
Novi Zagreb – istok is a neighbourhood in Zagreb, Croatia. Within this neighbourhood in the quarter of Travno lies Mamutica, which was built to be the largest communal housing block in southeast Europe...
(Novi Zagreb - East) and Novi Zagreb - zapad
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:...
(Novi Zagreb - West).
Expansion of Novi Zagreb was started by the Zagreb mayor Većeslav Holjevac
Veceslav Holjevac
Većeslav Holjevac was a Croatian and Yugoslav soldier and communist politician.Holjevac was born in Karlovac, at the time in Austria-Hungary. He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1939...
, when he moved the Zagreb Fair from the downtown Savska Road to the southern bank of the Sava river in 1953.
The basketball club KK Zagreb
KK Zagreb
Košarkaški klub Zagreb is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League, the Adriatic League and in the 2011/12 season for the first time in ULEB Euroleague...
was known as "OKK Novi Zagreb" between 1976 and 1991.