Maksimir

This article is about the Zagreb district. For other uses, seeMaksimir (disambiguation).

Maksimir as a part ofZagreb

Maksimir(pronounced[mǎksimiːr]) is one of the districts ofZagreb,Croatia,population 48,902 (2011 census).Maksimir stadiumandMaksimir Parkare located in it. It was named for BishopMaksimilijan Vrhovac.

The urban center of the Maksimir district is located around the Maksimirska street, which is an area of dense commercial and residential usage. It spans from theKvaternik Square,located on the southwestern border of the district, to the intersection of Maksimirska, Bukovačka and Svetice streets, which leads to the entrances to both the Maksimir park and the Maksimir stadium. The southeastern part of the district is a lowland that includes theMaksimir stadiumand a large residential area best known as Ravnice (lit. "plains" ).

A substantial area in the east of the district is part of theMaksimir Park,one of the biggest parks in Zagreb. It also contains theZagreb Zoo,which is the second-largest in Croatia; and fivelakes,called the Maksimir lakes.

The central part of the district is mostly residential, with the notable exception of the large campus of theUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb.

The northern parts of the district are hilly, residential areas, with no high-rise buildings.

The district is bordered byGornji Grad - Medveščakto the east,Donji gradto the southeast,Pešćenicato the south,Dubravato the west, andPodsljemeto the north.

Administrative division

Maksimir is subdivided into 11 sections (mjesni odbor):

• Bukovac
• "Dinko Šimunović"
• Dobri dol
• Dotrščina
• "Eugen Kvaternik"
• Kozjak
• Maksimir
• Maksimirska naselja
• Mašićeva
• Remete
• Ružmarinka

External links

• City of Zagreb - District of Maksimir(in Croatian)