Jarun (local pronunciation: ) is a
neighborhood in the southwestern part of
Zagreb
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. It was named after Lake Jarun, formed by the
Sava River, now located on the southern edge of the neighborhood.
Lake
The lake is the location of the Jarun sports and leisure center, where people can row, paddle, sail,
surf, swim, jog, bike,
roller skate
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, and
skateboard
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. Around the lake are many nightclubs and cafes such as Aquarius. Jarun Lake is currently a home of
INmusic festival.
Also, around the lake Jarun there is a "Walk of fame" with the pictures and biography information of great athletes of Croatian sport.
Neighborhood
The area covered by the local city council Jarun is 398.06 hectares, with 12,149 inhabitants (2011).
The development of Jarun began at the end of the 1970s when it was merely a village, with the building of apartment blocks. Development increased in 1987 due to the building of the sports and leisure center (because of the
Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred ...
in Zagreb the same year). It is currently a middle-class neighborhood with a very low crime rate.
The borders of Jarun are Horvaćanska Street to the north with
Staglišće, Hrvatski Sokol Street with
Vrbani to the west,
Vrapčak Creek with
Gredice to the east, and the Sava River to the south. Jarun, in the wider sense, also includes the neighborhoods of Staglišće and Gredice.
See also
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INmusic festival
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1987 Summer Universiade
The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.
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References
External links
TD JarunJarun onlineAquarius Zagreb
{{Rowing World Championship Venues
Neighbourhoods of Zagreb
Trešnjevka
Olympic rowing venues
Sports venues in Zagreb