Zagreb's neighbourhoods, one by one

District, local committee, kvart: what is what?

Zagreb has 17 official city districts (gradske četvrti), and the City Statute names them one by one.¹ They are units of local self-government with an elected council, and some carry two names, such as Podsused – Vrapče or Peščenica – Žitnjak.^1,2

Inside the districts sit 218 local committees (mjesni odbori). They are smaller units whose councils look after small local works and neighbourhood events, and a city decision sets their borders.^2,3

A kvart (Špansko, Knežija, Trešnjevka) is everyday language. Neither the Statute nor the decision on local committees mentions it, so it has no official boundary and can spread over two districts or several committees.^1,3 Špansko, for example, lies in the Stenjevec district and is covered by the committees Špansko – jug and Špansko – sjever.³

Then there are census settlements (naselja): the City of Zagreb has 68, and the settlement of Zagreb alone holds 86.5% of the city's residents.⁴ When our guides say kvart, they mean what people call one, and every guide also names its district.

1. Statut Grada Zagreba, čl. 74–79 i 93 (pročišćeni tekst od 9. 6. 2022.)
2. Statut Grada Zagreba, čl. 77–80 i 96–100 (informator.hr)
3. Odluka o osnivanju mjesnih odbora, čl. 2 (pročišćeni tekst od 1. 2. 2025.)
4. Grad Zagreb, Popis 2021., konačni rezultati (9. 11. 2022.)