Peščenica – Žitnjak () is a city district in the southeastern part of

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. It consists of two parts: Peščenica, a set of neighborhoods; and Žitnjak, a large industrial zone on the city outskirts, and has a total population of 56,487 (2011 census). The smaller neighbourhoods that form the core of Peščenica include: *

Stara Peščenica Stara Peščenica () is a neighborhood located in the northwestern corner of the Peščenica – Žitnjak administrative city district of Zagreb, Croatia. It is bordered by Zvonimirova Street and the J. F. Kennedy Square on the north, Budakova Stree ...

* Donje Svetice * Volovčica * Ferenščica These neighborhoods are delineated by major city arterials, such as the

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and Vukovarska Avenue. To the northeast, towards Donja Dubrava, there are: *

Borongaj Borongaj is a neighborhood the Peščenica – Žitnjak district of Zagreb, Croatia. It is situated south of the main railway along Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend ...

(local administration "Bruno Bušić") * Borongaj Lugovi * Vukomerec To the southwest, towards

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, there are: * Borovje * Folnegovićevo naselje * local administration "Oton Župančić" The places in the outer rim, around and beyond Žitnjak, include: * Kozari Bok * Kozari putevi * Savica–Šanci * Petruševec * Resnik *

Ivanja Reka Ivanja Reka is a neighborhood located in the eastern part of the Peščenica - Žitnjak city district of Zagreb, Croatia. Its main thoroughfare is the Slavonska Avenue. The nearby Ivanja Reka interchange is a major highway interchange of Slavonska ...

* Žitnjak (Struge)

History

and Volovčica were first planned in 1913 and built after

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. Donje Svetice, Ferenščica, Borongaj, Folnegovićevo naselje and Vukomerec were started then and built up mostly after

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. Žitnjak is named after

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( hr, žito), as it used to be the location of wheat fields. In 1865, it was a small settlement of 10 houses and 177 inhabitants. After World War II, it became an industrial zone. Resnik and Ivanja Reka were previously villages, and their first mention dates from 1217. They were urbanized after

, particularly in the 1980s. Ivanja Reka remains a standalone

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, but Resnik stopped being tracked as one after 1971, when it had 456 residents.

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br>Broj stanovnika po bivšim naseljima
/ref> Peščenica has been made famous locally by its resident and self-proclaimed president of the "

Republic of Peščenica The Republic of Peščenica ( Croatian: Republika Peščenica) was a satirical-parodical project of Croatian Željko Malnar named after the Zagreb neighbourhood of Peščenica. Events were aired on anti-TV-show Nightmare Stage (''Noćna mora' ...

Željko Malnar Željko Malnar (12 April 1944 – 9 July 2013) was a Croatian maverick traveller, writer and a fringe television celebrity, best known for his own weekly show ''Nightmare Stage'' and his satirical micronation the Republic of Peščenica. Biogra ...

, a maverick traveler, author and talk show host.

References

External links

unofficial web site of Volovčica

Fishing in Peščenica - Lake Savica (ŠRD Peščenica)
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