Medveščak (creek)
Medveščak may refer to: * Gornji Grad – Medveščak, city district in Zagreb, Croatia * Medveščak (stream), a historic creek in central Zagreb, today running underground in the aforementioned city district * Medveščak (neighborhood), a neighborhood in the aforementioned city district * RK Medveščak, a handball club based in Zagreb * KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb ( hr, Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb), also known as KHL Medveščak Mladi, is a Croatian ice hockey club based in Zagreb, established in 1961. The team's name derives from the location of its original arena in the ...

Medveščak (stream)
Medveščak (, also called ''Crikvenik'') is a creek in central Zagreb, Croatia. It flows from Kraljičin zdenac in Podsljeme down along the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain to the Manduševac Fountain, its mouth. The creek was covered in 1898 and today forms part of the Zagreb sewer system. Medveščak has long served as an important geographical feature of historic Zagreb, delineating the border between the often warring twin cities of Gradec (Gornji Grad) and Kaptol between the 11th and the 19th century and causing many violent floods which often decimated houses on its banks. Most of the stream is located in the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district, running underground under Tkalčićeva and Medvedgradska Streets. The creek today plays a minor role in the Zagreb sewer system, having ceased powering the Manduševac Fountain in 1882. However, it gave its name to the Medveščak neighborhood. Description The stream's source is located on the Medvednica mount ...
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Medveščak (neighborhood)
Medveščak is a neighborhood of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak district in Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, 2,648 people make up its population. The neighborhood is best known for its theatre, Mala Scena Theatre ( hr, Kazalište Mala Scena), and Zagreb University's School of Medicine. There is also a small park, Glogovac, situated in the centre. The neighborhood boasts is a variety of high schools, including the II and XVII gymnasiums, a school of midwifery, and various specializing in the creative arts. An ice hockey club – KHL Medveščak The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey Sports league, league founded in 2008. It comprises ... – is the most well-known sports club from Medveščak and the most successful ice hockey club throughout Croatia. The neighborhood also has a fairly successful waterpolo team ...
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RK Medveščak
Rukometni klub "Medveščak" is a handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. They are one of the more famous branches of the Medveščak sports society, named after the Medveščak neighbourhood of Zagreb. They play in the sports and recreational centre Šalata. Through history club was also known as Prvomajska, Coning Medveščak, Medveščak Osiguranje Zagreb, Medveščak Infosistem, Agram Medveščak and Medveščak NFD. Accomplishments * National Championship of Yugoslavia: 4 ** 1953, 1954, 1964, 1966 *National Cup of Yugoslavia: 7 ** 1970, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 * EHF Champions League ** runner-up 1964/65 *Limburgse Handbal Dagen: 1 ** 1993 Notable players Famous coaches *Vlado Stenzel (Štencl) * Josip Milković * Velimir Kljaić * Josip Šojat *Abas Arslanagić * Zlatko Lukić *Pero Janjić * Ante Kostelić * Josip Glavaš * Ivica Obrvan *Mirko Bašić Mirko Bašić (born 14 September 1960 in Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian handball play ...
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