Trnje, Zagreb

Trnje (Croatian pronunciation: [tr̩̂ːɲe]) is a district in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the district had 42,282 residents.[1] It is located in the central part of the city, south of Donji grad across the railway (Zagreb Main Station), east of Trešnjevka (Savska road), west of Peščenica (Vjekoslav Heinzel Avenue and Marin Držić Avenue), and north of the river Sava. The Slavonska Avenue intersects Trnje.

"Trnje" redirects here. For other places with the same name, see Trnje (disambiguation).
Trnje
Location of Trnje
Government
 • Council presidentIvan Bare
Area
 • Total7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total45,267
 • Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)

Trnje was amalgamated into the city in 1927 by Mayor Vjekoslav Heinzel, along with several other new districts, mainly for the purpose of housing people needed for Zagreb's industrial sector expansion.[2]

As a district, Trnje has an elected council.[3]

List of neighborhoods in Trnje
Richter's Skyscrapers, colloquially known as "Rockets", are three high-rise buildings located at Zeleni trg in Vrbik, part of Trnje
  • Cvjetno naselje
  • Kanal
  • Kruge
  • Martinovka
  • Savica
  • Sigečica
  • Vrbik
  • Zavrtnica

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Districts of City of Zagreb, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Miroslav Šašić (2000-08-22). "Vjekoslav Heinzel, gradonačelnik koji je Zagreb učinio - »bijelim gradom«" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2002. Retrieved 2011-01-11. Heinzel je dao na parcelaciju staro Sajmište, Borongaj i Kanal. [...] Izgrađeni su čitavi novi predjeli današnjega Zagreba, poput [...] Sigečice, Volovčice, Martinovke, Kruga, [...]
  3. "Gradska četvrt Trnje" (in Croatian). City of Zagreb. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

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