Zagreb in numbers
Zagreb uphill: how far your door is above the tram
From the tram to the door: in Šestinski dol half the addresses sit at least 62 m above their nearest stop, roughly like walking up to the 21st floor, while in 51 of 71 neighbourhoods there's hardly any climb. We worked out the ground height for 69,098 addresses within 1.5 km of a tram stop as the crow flies.
In this story: 1/4 · Uphill neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood highest above the tram
62 m
Šestinski dol: median climb to the door
Share of addresses at least 20 m above their stop
15 %
across Zagreb, within 1.5 km of a tram
Tram stops: from 110 to 267 m above sea level
157 m
from the lowest stops (Čavićeva, Elka, Munja, Savišće and Žitnjak) up to Gračansko dolje
| Median climb from the nearest tram stop (m) | |
|---|---|
| Šestinski dol | 62 m |
| Pantovčak | 48 m |
| Remete | 43 m |
| Jelenovac | 36 m |
| Tuškanac | 36 m |
| Šalata | 31 m |
| Bukovac | 29 m |
| Šestine | 26 m |
| Maksimir | 24 m |
| Sveti Duh | 23 m |
| Ribnjak | 20 m |
| Medveščak | 17 m |
DGU: Elevation – INSPIRE (20 m, updated 26 Jan 2024) and Addresses – INSPIRE (updated 18 Oct 2026); ZET, tram stops; district boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Neighbourhoods with at least 100 addresses within 1.5 km of a tram.
Highlighted: neighbourhoods where half the addresses are at least 20 m above their stop.
| Stop | Height above sea level (m) |
|---|---|
| Gračansko dolje | 267 |
| Gračani | 248 |
| Grač. Mihaljevac | 241 |
| Gračanske stube | 220 |
| Mihaljevac | 180 |
| Jandrićeva | 169 |
| Radić. šetalište | 156 |
| Gupčeva zvijezda | 150 |
Ground height at the stop, DGU (20 m). ZET timetable to 31 Dec 2026.
What it means when you're looking for a flat
Climb isn't distance. A flat 300 m from the stop with 40 m to climb can be harder going than one 600 m from the stop on the flat, with shopping, a pram or in winter. That's why neighbourhood pages near the tram show the median climb from the tram, and a listing with a stated street shows the climb for that street.
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Common questions
- Which Zagreb neighbourhoods sit highest above the tram?
- By the median climb from the nearest tram stop: Šestinski dol (62 m), Pantovčak (48 m) and Remete (43 m). Half the addresses there sit higher than that, and half lower.
- How is the climb from the tram worked out?
- For every address in DGU's register (Addresses – INSPIRE, updated 18 Oct 2026) within 1.5 km of a ZET tram stop as the crow flies, we took the ground height from DGU's digital terrain model (Elevation – INSPIRE, 20 m grid, updated 26 Jan 2024) and subtracted the height of the nearest stop. That's the height to gain, not the route: the actual walk can be longer, and the floors of the building aren't counted. Each address was placed in a city district by its boundaries and in a neighbourhood by the nearest neighbourhood centre within that district. The median means half the addresses climb less and half more. A "floor" is a rough measure of 3 m. We downloaded the data on 20 Oct 2026.
How we counted
For every address in DGU's register (Addresses – INSPIRE, updated 18 Oct 2026) within 1.5 km of a ZET tram stop as the crow flies, we took the ground height from DGU's digital terrain model (Elevation – INSPIRE, 20 m grid, updated 26 Jan 2024) and subtracted the height of the nearest stop. That's the height to gain, not the route: the actual walk can be longer, and the floors of the building aren't counted. Each address was placed in a city district by its boundaries and in a neighbourhood by the nearest neighbourhood centre within that district. The median means half the addresses climb less and half more. A "floor" is a rough measure of 3 m. We downloaded the data on 20 Oct 2026.
Data: DGU, Elevation – INSPIRE and DGU, Addresses – INSPIRE under the Open Licence (Otvorena dozvola), ZET timetable (GTFS); district boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Data adapted (climb calculation) by NajamStanova.com.