Novi Zagreb – istok (, "New Zagreb – east") is a district in

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. Within this district in the neighborhood of Travno lies

Mamutica Mamutica (English: Female mammoth) is the largest building (by volume) in Zagreb and Croatia, as well as one of the largest apartment blocks in Europe. This apartment complex was built by Industrogradnja in 1974, and designed by prof. Đure Mir ...

, which was built to be the largest communal housing block in

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. Mamutica towers above other blocks of

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so that the impression is given that it must be on a

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even though the entire area is a flat

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. In the north of

Novi Zagreb Novi Zagreb () is the part of the city of Zagreb located south of the Sava, Sava river. 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. At the same time ...

, just south of the river

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, is lake

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. Though originally a

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, nature has reclaimed it and it is now an area of woods, brushwood and ponds. In the year 2006, lake Bundek was hastily decorated; it now has a beach and some amusing accessories. Novi Zagreb-istok has the status of a city district (''gradska četvrt'') and as such has an elected council. Novi Zagreb-istok had 59,055 residents during the 2011 census.

Neighborhoods in Novi Zagreb-istok

* Dugave can be reached by bus, lines 109 (western side of Zagreb) and 220 (center of Zagreb). It is the biggest neighbourhood in Novi Zagreb. * Hrelić * Jakuševec * Sloboština can be reached by bus line number 219. *

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is amongst the tower blocks of flats. The tram routes for the No 7 and 14 trams run along its northern edge, and the No 6 tram has its turning point there. * Središće * Travno can be reached by bus line number 221.

is located in this neighbourhood. * Utrine contains one of the largest markets in Zagreb. Though it is a covered market, it is in the tradition of open markets with stallholders selling fruit, vegetables and flowers. *

Zapruđe Zapruđe is a neighbourhood in Zagreb, in the Novi Zagreb East District just south of Sava River near the Youth Bridge. The Zapruđe local committee had a population of 6,184 at the 2011 census. As of 2012, the district consists mostly of res ...

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* Veliko Polje

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20071121164115/http://www.novi-zagreb.com/
unofficial web site of Zapruđe
i Districts of Zagreb {{ZagrebCity-geo-stub

Neighborhoods in Novi Zagreb-istok

See also

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