Novi Zagreb
Novi Zagreb (lit. 'New Zagreb') is the part of the city of Zagreb located south of the 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, it is divided on urban and rural parts.
It is mostly residential, consisting of blocks of
By 2009, administrative division it is divided into three administrative
Expansion of Novi Zagreb was started by the Zagreb mayor Većeslav Holjevac, when he moved the Zagreb Fair from the downtown Savska Road to the southern bank of the Sava river in 1953. In 1957, first plans for developing Novi Zagreb were introduced, depicting what would later be known as Savski Gaj. The first complete solution for habitation with public and commercial contents was made for the neighborhood Trnsko by urbanists Zdenko Kolacio, Mirko Maretić and Josip Uhlik with horticulturist Mira Wenzler-Halambek in 1959–60. It was followed by plans for neighborhood Zapruđe in 1962–1963, also made by Josip Uhlik.[2]
The revitalization of Novi Zagreb began in early 2000 with numerous projects that are either completed or still ongoing. Completed projects include the construction of
See also
Further reading
- Jukić, Tihomir (2019). "Novi Zagreb - new city next to the city" (PDF). Engineering Power. 14 (4). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Engineering: 2–6. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
References
- ^ "City of Zagreb administrative districts map". Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon (knjiga druga). "LZMK", Zagreb 2006. godina, 129.-130. str.
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