Medveščak (neighborhood)

Medveščak is a neighborhood of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak district in Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, 2,648 people make up its population.

View from Gradec to the east towards KBC Zagreb - Campus Šalata.

The neighborhood is best known for its theatre, Mala Scena Theatre (Croatian: Kazalište Mala Scena), and Zagreb University's School of Medicine. There is also a small park, Glogovac, situated in the centre. The neighborhood boasts is a variety of high schools, including the II and XVII gymnasiums, a school of midwifery, and various specializing in the creative arts.[1]

An ice hockey club – KHL Medveščak – is the most well-known sports club from Medveščak and the most successful ice hockey club throughout Croatia. The neighborhood also has a fairly successful waterpolo team, VK Medveščak, which was established in 1947.

References
  1. "Gornji grad-Medveščak - a project" (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb Office of city planning and development. 2019. p. 30. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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