MaksimirFrom Kvaternikov trg and Zvonimirova up to Remete and Dotrščina forest

Maksimir at a glance

• Residents (2021 Census)³⁹47,356
• Households renting⁴⁰6.9%
• Area⁴³15.0 km²
• Neighbourhoods in our guide5
• Local committees⁴⁴11

Rents are asking prices from active listings on NajamStanova; residents and renting come from the 2021 Census. Households renting are those paying a market rent.

Where Maksimir is

Maksimir takes up the north-east of the central city and covers part of the settlement of Zagreb.^10,1 It borders Donji grad and Gornji grad – Medveščak to the west, Podsljeme to the north, Gornja and Donja Dubrava to the east and Peščenica – Žitnjak to the south.^10,9 The western border runs along the west side of Heinzelova, round the west side of Kvaternikov trg and on along Domjanićeva, Srebrnjak and the north side of Bijenička cesta, then up the Fučkov jarek stream to Kameniti stol.^1,2

In the north the border follows the Remete cadastral boundary, crosses the Bliznec and Črna voda streams, reaches Jazbina and comes down the Dotrščina stream through the forest of the same name to Štefanovec.^1,2 In the east it runs along the west side of Avenija Gojka Šuška to Maksimirska cesta, along its south side to Mandlova and down the east side of Mandlova to the Zagreb – Dugo Selo railway. The southern border follows the north side of the railway, which is also the south side of Branimirova, then Ulica Divka Budaka, Kennedyjev trg and Zvonimirova back to Heinzelova.^1,2

Neighbourhoods in the Maksimir district

• MaksimirStreets around a 316-hectare park-forest opened to the public in 1794, with the zoo, the stadium and Maksimirska cesta, built up since the 19th century.Maksimir neighbourhood guide
• RavniceThe lowland south of the park, with a 1920s railway workers' colony, Kraš's factory at Ravnice 48 and blocks from the 1970s and 1980s.Ravnice neighbourhood guide
• BukovacA winegrowing village above Maksimir park, with old Gornji Bukovac, which filled with family houses from the 1960s and got a new school in 2024.Bukovac neighbourhood guide
• RemeteAn old Prigorje village on the slopes of Medvednica around a Pauline monastery and shrine, recorded in writing since 1288.Remete neighbourhood guide
• KvatrićTrg Eugena Kvaternika, the city's industrial edge around 1900, where three districts meet; Maksimir has Nama and the start of Maksimirska cesta.Kvatrić neighbourhood guide

District council and local committees

Zagreb's 17 city districts were created by the City Statute of 14 December 1999.⁵ Their borders and seats are set by a decision the City Assembly adopted on 26 February 2009.^2,1 An amendment in 2017 only corrected the name of Ulica Divka Budaka in Maksimir's border description. A 2020 amendment rewrote the borders of several other districts and left Maksimir's unchanged.^3,4 The district council elected in 2025 has 15 members and first met on 27 June 2025. The seat and the City's local office are at Petrova ulica 116.^7,1,8

According to the City's district history, from 1945 to 1952 most of today's district was the city's III. rajon, and in 1953 the inner Maksimir area, without Remete, became one of eight inner-city municipalities. From 1955 the Maksimir municipality also took in Remete and the Markuševec part of today's Podsljeme, and seven years later the previously separate municipality of Zagrebačka Dubrava was joined to it.⁶ Municipalities were abolished in 1967. From 1974 the area again belonged to a Maksimir municipality, together with Markuševec, which ceased to exist on 31 December 1990. The district's local committees (mjesni odbori) were set up in February 2009.⁶

11 local committees (mjesni odbori) in Maksimir: Bukovac, Dinko Šimunović, Dobri Dol, Dotrščina, Eugen Kvaternik, Kozjak, Maksimir, Maksimirska naselja, Mašićeva, Remete, Ružmarinka.⁴⁴

People in the Maksimir district

At the 2021 Census, 47,356 people lived in the Maksimir district in 18,514 households. 1,285 households, or 6.9%, paid a market rent (Zagreb: 7.7%). The average household had 2.5 members.^39,40

The district covers 15.0 km², about 3,163 people per square kilometre (Zagreb average: 1,196).⁴³

Its parts: what is where in the Maksimir district

The City describes the southern, mostly flat part, down to Zvonimirova in the south-west and Nova Branimirova and the railway in the south-east, as highly urbanised and criss-crossed by roads linking the north-east of the city and its suburbs with the centre. The northern part lies on the Medvednica foothills, where settled areas mix with the remains of a once vast forest.^9,10 According to the City's 2011 land-use survey, housing and mixed use take up 33.9% of the district, forest 196.7 hectares and public green space 192 hectares.⁹ A wide open lowland running from the Medvednica slopes along the east edge of the Maksimir forest to Ravnice keeps a view of the mountain and brings fresh mountain air into the densely built flat part of the city.^9,10

Building began in the late 19th century along Maksimirska cesta, which with Vlaška does for the east of the city what Ilica does for the west, as the main road into town from the Varaždin direction.¹² Petrova ulica, named in 1900 after St Peter's church, was built up with free-standing, mostly two-storey houses, while Milan Lenuci planned the eastern part of Zvonimirova in the early 20th century mainly for family houses of senior officials.¹² Gogoljin brijeg on Petrova, an estate of small flats for clerks, dates from 1927, and Željeznička kolonija, the railway workers' colony, was mostly built in 1927 and 1928.^13,12 South of the park, in Ravnice, most of the housing is blocks from the 1970s and 1980s.¹⁵

Among the factories, Vijenac lists Lipa Mill and RIZ on Maksimirska cesta and Fotokemika east of the stadium. In 1964, after a flood destroyed its works, Kraš moved its biscuit and wafer factory to Ravnice.^12,14 The north has former villages: Bukovec, a winegrowing area that gradually filled with family houses, and Remete, a Prigorje village named after the Pauline monks, who built a monastery there in the 13th century.^12,6

The City's 2020 leaflet describes Maksimir as a sports district, with the stadium, the SRC Svetice sports centre, the Svetice pool complex and the Maksimir tennis centre. The same leaflet places a cluster of higher-education institutions in the east of the district, with the police college and the faculties of agriculture and forestry.¹⁰

Petrova and Gogoljin brijeg

Petrova is an old road that linked Vlaška Ves with the bishops' Laščina estate, and it was named in 1900 after St Peter's church.¹² It has Gogoljin brijeg, a 1927 colony of small flats.^13,12 House numbers from 29 and from 50 upwards belong to the district, and number 116 is the district seat.^3,1

Rebro and Jordanovac

Several city hospitals were built north of Petrova, on the first slopes of Medvednica.¹² KBC Zagreb has Rebro at Kišpatićeva 12 and the Jordanovac outpatient clinic at Jordanovac 104, and Dom zdravlja Zagreb – Istok has a site at Rebar 33.^21,22,19,3 Bus 228 runs to Rebro from the Svetice terminal.¹⁷

Dotrščina

Dotrščina forest is a northern extension of Maksimir park. In the Second World War many antifascists were executed there, and a memorial park was laid out on the site.¹² The Dotrščina local committee takes in Jazbina and Čret with the Jazbinski odvojak side streets, and the district's eastern border follows the Dotrščina stream.^3,1

Svetice

ZET's Svetice bus terminal has platforms for lines to Rebro, Gornji Bukovac and Gračansko Dolje, Remete and Kaptol.¹⁷ The SRC Svetice sports centre is here too, and in 2026 the City held a competition for a new design of SRC Svetice and Maksimir stadium.^10,33

Where the name Maksimir comes from

The name Maksimir comes from Bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac, who opened the park to the public in 1794. The park was named after him Maksimilijanov mir (Maksimilijan's peace), Maksimir for short.^11,12

Roads, rail and lines in the Maksimir district

The main roads are Maksimirska cesta, Zvonimirova and Petrova ulica, running east to west, and Mandlova, Avenija Gojka Šuška, Svetošimunska and Bukovačka cesta, running north to south.^9,10 According to the City's 2020 leaflet, the city plan (GUP) provides for linking Branimirova and Mandlova with Ulica grada Vukovara to the south.¹⁰

The Zagreb – Dugo Selo railway runs along the district's southern edge. HŽPP's list of stations and stops has the Maksimir stop at Ulica kneza Branimira b. b.^1,16

From the Svetice bus terminal, according to ZET's platform plan of December 2024, lines 203 (Kaptol), 226 (Remete – Kaptol), 227 (Gornji Bukovac – Gračansko Dolje) and 228 (Rebro, KBC Zagreb) depart.¹⁷ The other terminal is at Kvaternikov trg, where line 201 leaves for Kaptol and line 207 for Rim.¹⁸

Office, health, police and libraries in the Maksimir district

Being built in the Maksimir district

• Maksimir stadium and SRC Svetice: on 24 September 2026 the City presented the results of the design competition, which drew 88 entries from more than 20 countries. Demolition of the old stadium is expected from 2027 and work on the new one from 2029.³³ According to HRT, on 20 October 2026 the procurement review commission (DKOM) temporarily barred the City from negotiating with the winner until it rules on the appeals.³⁴
• KBC Zagreb, third phase of the renewal: according to HRT on 14 November 2024, a contract was signed for a new hospital building with a garage and a helipad. The project covers 197 hospital beds, with 30 months of works and completion by June 2027.³⁵ Since 12 January 2026 the main entrance to the main building at Rebro has been closed and a temporary entrance is in use.³⁶
• Autism centre on Ulica Jurja Dalmatinca: on 2 May 2025 the City launched procurement for rebuilding the premises, estimated at €1,875,000, for services for 40 children and young people and day care for 30 adults. Opening was then planned for mid-2026, and on 14 October 2026 the City scheduled it within the next six months.^37,38

Did you know?

• 1According to the City's 2020 leaflet, the district has 15 health institutions, nine health-centre sites and six hospitals. One of them is KBC Zagreb, which describes itself as the largest healthcare institution in Croatia.^10,23
• 2In 2014 the Zagreb City Museum put on an exhibition about Maksimir whose area matched one of the 17 city districts, from the Prigorje village of Remete and the park to Željeznička kolonija.¹²

Renting in the Maksimir district

Nearby districts

• Lower TownDistrict guide
• Gornja DubravaDistrict guide
• Upper Town – MedveščakDistrict guide
• Peščenica – ŽitnjakDistrict guide
• PodsljemeDistrict guide

• Compare districts: Maksimir and Lower Town
• Compare districts: Maksimir and Gornja Dubrava
• Compare districts: Maksimir and Upper Town – Medveščak
• All Zagreb neighbourhood guides

For listings across the district, see rentals in Maksimir. To compare the neighbours, read the Lower Town district guide and the Gornja Dubrava district guide.

Questions: living in the Maksimir district