Gornji Grad–Medveščak (, ) is one of the districts of

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; ''Gornji Grad'' translates as "Upper Town", referring to its historical location on city's hillside, being above ''

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'' ("Lower Town"). The district is located in the central part of the city and, according to the 2011 census, it has 30,962 inhabitants spread over . Gornji Grad–Medveščak is a district with a high number of historic sites and tourist attractions. Gradec and Kaptol, the two distinct cores of

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Zagreb, are forming today's Upper Town, and both are parts of this district. The city's

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, the St. Mark's Church and the

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are located in Gornji Grad, as is the popular pedestrian café street Tkalčićeva. There are also other noteworthy objects located outside the oldest historical towns, such as city's monumental cemetery

Mirogoj The Mirogoj City Cemetery (, hr, Gradsko groblje Mirogoj), also known as Mirogoj Cemetery ( hr, Groblje Mirogoj), is a cemetery park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the city of Zagreb. The cemetery inters members o ...

that was built since 1876, located further north. It is bordered by four other districts:

to the south, Črnomerec to the west,

Maksimir Maksimir () is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia, population 48,902 (2011 census). Maksimir stadium and Maksimir Park are located in it. It was named for Bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac. The urban center of the Maksimir district is located arou ...

to the east and

Podsljeme Podsljeme () is a city district situated in the foothills of Zagreb's mountain Medvednica and its name stands for "under Sljeme" (Sljeme is the peak of the Medvednica Medvednica () is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and ...

to the north.

Streets and transport

The most important arterial road in Gornji Grad–Medveščak flows between its southern and northern border, starting as a narrow Ribnjak street alongside the Ribnjak park, then widening and changing name to Medveščak street until Gupčeva zvijezda, and again changing name in the north to Ksaver. The road is the main tram connection for Medveščak (lines 8 and 14). The district is also connected in its southern borders by many other important tram lines that run along Ilica, Jurišićeva and Vlaška streets. The short historic

Zagreb funicular The Zagreb Funicular ( hr, Zagrebačka uspinjača) is the funicular in Zagreb, Croatia, operated by ZET, situated in Tomić Street, connecting Ilica ( Donji Grad) with Strossmayerovo šetalište ( Strossmayer promenade) to the north ( Gornji Gra ...

connects Lower and Upper town, and several less frequent (every 20–45 minutes) bus routes run through the hilly and less populated northern areas.

Government

Belonging to the districts with a population between 30,000 and 50,000, Gornji Grad – Medveščak is governed by a council consisting of 15 councilmen appointed at the 2017 local elections.

List of neighborhoods in Gornji Grad–Medveščak

* Gornji grad * Gupčeva zvijezda * Kaptol * Kraljevec * Ksaver * Medveščak *

Nova Ves The Nova Ves (meaning ''new village'' in Kajkavian language) is a historic street north of the Kaptol neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. It is administratively within the bounds of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district. According to the 2001 ...

* Pantovčak * Petrova * Ribnjak *

Šalata Šalata () is an upper-class residential neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. It is administratively part of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district in the northern part of Zagreb and it has a population of 1,929. Šalata houses the Šalata Sp ...

Tkalčićeva Street Tkalčićeva Street ( hr, Tkalčićeva ulica, formally: Ivan Tkalčić Street, ) is a street in the Zagreb, Croatia city center. Extending from the vicinity of the central Ban Jelačić Square to its northern end at the Little Street ( hr, Mala uli ...

Tuškanac Tuškanac is a neighborhood located in Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district of Zagreb, Croatia. It has a population of 2,455 (2011). It is best known for its parks and the Tuškanac cinema. Apparently, its name derives from the name of Tuscan ...

* Voćarska * Zelengaj

References

External links

Zagreb Gornji Grad photos
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