Neighborhoods in Zagreb

Croatia · 122 neighborhoods

Zagreb is easiest to understand as a compact historic center surrounded by practical residential districts, greener northern slopes, and broad southern neighborhoods beyond the Sava. Lower Town areas such as Cvjetni trg, Zrinjevac, and Andrija Medulić are central, easy on foot, and well connected, while Gornji grad - Medveščak adds historic streets and hillside atmosphere.

Move outward and the character changes quickly. Trešnjevka - jug, Trnje, and Marin Držić feel urban and lived-in, while Maksimir, Jarun, and Ravnice offer more greenery and recreation. Brezovica and the northeastern settlements are better for space and quiet, but require more planning and usually suit visitors with a car.

Safety comes from researched sources about each neighborhood; walkability and transport are averages of the address reports there, or measured at the neighborhood's center where nobody has checked an address yet.

Neighborhood	Safety	Walkability	Transport	Reports
Andrija Medulić	7.4/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	0
August Cesarec	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.9/10 Excellent	2
August Šenoa	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.6/10 Excellent	0
Ban Keglević	7.8/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.8/10 Excellent	0
Bartol Kašić	6.8/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	9.1/10 Excellent	1
Borongaj - Lugovi	7.2/10 Good	5.1/10 Fair	5.1/10 Fair	0
Brezovica	7.7/10 Good	0.0/10 Very poor	6.0/10 Fair	1
Črnomerec	6.8/10 Good	5.2/10 Fair	7.9/10 Good	0
Čugovec	7.6/10 Good	1.8/10 Very poor	4.9/10 Poor	0
Cvjetni trg	7.1/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	1
Degidovec	7.7/10 Good	1.2/10 Very poor	5.8/10 Fair	0
Delec	9.0/10 Excellent	4.8/10 Poor	7.6/10 Good	0
Dinko Šimunović	7.6/10 Good	8.1/10 Excellent	7.5/10 Good	0
Dobri dol	7.4/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Donja Dubrava	6.9/10 Good	8.5/10 Excellent	7.6/10 Good	0
Donja Kustošija	6.9/10 Good	8.7/10 Excellent	7.0/10 Good	0
Donji Bukovac	7.6/10 Good	8.8/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Dotrščina	7.6/10 Good	3.2/10 Very poor	7.2/10 Good	0
Eugen Kvaternik	7.0/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.8/10 Excellent	0
Fakultetsko dobro	7.8/10 Good	7.4/10 Good	6.0/10 Fair	0
Fraterščica	7.5/10 Good	3.1/10 Very poor	6.3/10 Fair	0
Gornja Dubrava	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.8/10 Excellent	1
Gornji Bukovac	7.7/10 Good	6.4/10 Fair	7.8/10 Good	0
Gornji grad - Medveščak	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	1
Graberje	7.5/10 Good	3.2/10 Very poor	6.6/10 Good	0
Gračansko Dolje	7.6/10 Good	4.6/10 Poor	8.9/10 Excellent	0
Grad mladih	7.3/10 Good	4.1/10 Poor	6.6/10 Good	0
Gupčeva zvijezda	7.7/10 Good	9.7/10 Excellent	8.9/10 Excellent	0
Havidići	7.6/10 Good	0.0/10 Very poor	2.8/10 Very poor	0
Horvati	7.1/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	0
Horvati - Srednjaci	7.1/10 Good	8.6/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Hrvatski narodni vladari	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.9/10 Excellent	0
Jarek Podsusedski	9.0/10 Excellent	0.0/10 Very poor	0.0/10 Very poor	0
Jarun	7.2/10 Good	8.3/10 Excellent	7.8/10 Good	1
Jaruščica	7.3/10 Good	9.2/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Knez Mislav	6.9/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.7/10 Excellent	0
Kolonija	7.5/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	9.4/10 Excellent	0
Kralj Petar Svačić	6.7/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.8/10 Excellent	0
Kralj Zvonimir	7.2/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	7.8/10 Good	0
Krvarić	7.6/10 Good	2.3/10 Very poor	4.7/10 Poor	0
Ksaver	7.7/10 Good	9.7/10 Excellent	8.7/10 Excellent	0
Kustošija - centar	7.2/10 Good	8.9/10 Excellent	9.1/10 Excellent	1
Lipnica	7.7/10 Good	0.0/10 Very poor	2.8/10 Very poor	0
Lukšić	7.7/10 Good	1.2/10 Very poor	5.6/10 Fair	0
Maksimir	7.5/10 Good	5.1/10 Fair	6.7/10 Good	1
Maksimirska naselja	7.4/10 Good	9.2/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Marin Držić	6.8/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	1
Markuševečka Dubrava	7.5/10 Good	3.1/10 Very poor	4.6/10 Poor	0
Martićeva	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.8/10 Good	0
Mašićeva	7.6/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Matko Laginja	7.5/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.0/10 Excellent	0
Medvedgrad	7.3/10 Good	3.3/10 Very poor	7.6/10 Good	0
Mihaljevac	7.2/10 Good	6.4/10 Fair	8.1/10 Excellent	1
Mimara	7.2/10 Good	9.7/10 Excellent	9.0/10 Excellent	0
Miramare	7.0/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.5/10 Excellent	0
Nadbiskup Antun Bauer	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Naselje Prve hrvatske štedionice	7.4/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Nikola Tesla	7.0/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	6.7/10 Good	0
Novi Retkovec	7.2/10 Good	9.0/10 Excellent	8.6/10 Excellent	0
Novi Zagreb - istok	7.2/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.7/10 Excellent	1
Novi Zagreb - zapad	7.4/10 Good	9.5/10 Excellent	8.6/10 Excellent	0
O2 naselje	7.6/10 Good	4.4/10 Poor	5.1/10 Fair	0
Oboj	7.6/10 Good	7.0/10 Good	7.4/10 Good	0
Perjavica - Borčec	7.5/10 Good	4.0/10 Poor	5.4/10 Fair	0
Peščenica - Žitnjak	6.6/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	7.8/10 Good	0
Petar Krešimir IV.	7.2/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	9.0/10 Excellent	0
Petar Zrinski	7.4/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Petrova	7.3/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	8.0/10 Excellent	0
Podbrežje	7.3/10 Good	7.2/10 Good	3.6/10 Poor	0
Podsljeme	7.7/10 Good	5.2/10 Fair	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Podsused - Vrapče	7.2/10 Good	6.4/10 Fair	6.1/10 Fair	0
Podsusedsko dolje	9.0/10 Excellent	0.6/10 Very poor	6.0/10 Fair	0
Prekrižje	7.9/10 Good	3.5/10 Poor	7.7/10 Good	0
Prisavlje	7.0/10 Good	9.4/10 Excellent	5.6/10 Fair	0
Pupinovo naselje	7.2/10 Good	9.0/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Ravnice	7.6/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	5.9/10 Fair	1
Rebar	7.7/10 Good	6.8/10 Good	6.9/10 Good	0
Remetinečki gaj	7.5/10 Good	8.4/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Ribnjak	7.3/10 Good	9.6/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Ružmarinka	7.3/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.3/10 Excellent	0
Samoborček	7.2/10 Good	9.9/10 Excellent	8.8/10 Excellent	0
Savica	8.9/10 Excellent	3.0/10 Very poor	0.0/10 Very poor	0
Savica Šanci	7.0/10 Good	9.7/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Savišće	7.0/10 Good	3.6/10 Poor	7.0/10 Good	0
Savska Opatovina	6.8/10 Good	9.3/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	0
Šestinski Kraljevec	7.7/10 Good	2.0/10 Very poor	2.2/10 Very poor	0
Sesvete	7.0/10 Good	7.8/10 Good	8.3/10 Excellent	0
Slanovec	7.5/10 Good	3.2/10 Very poor	4.3/10 Poor	0
Špansko - jug	7.4/10 Good	9.6/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Špansko - sjever	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Špansko-Oranice	7.3/10 Good	8.8/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Srebrnjak	7.6/10 Good	8.0/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	0
Stara Knežija	7.4/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Stara Trešnjevka	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Stari Botinec	7.6/10 Good	5.0/10 Fair	6.5/10 Good	0
Stari Retkovec	7.1/10 Good	5.3/10 Fair	8.2/10 Excellent	0
Staro Brestje	7.6/10 Good	8.0/10 Excellent	8.1/10 Excellent	1
Stenjevec	7.4/10 Good	9.3/10 Excellent	7.4/10 Good	0
Stenjevec - jug	7.2/10 Good	8.9/10 Excellent	6.8/10 Good	0
Stjepan Radić	6.8/10 Good	4.7/10 Poor	8.0/10 Excellent	0
Struge	6.6/10 Good	0.6/10 Very poor	5.2/10 Fair	0
Talani	7.6/10 Good	3.6/10 Poor	4.6/10 Poor	0
Trešnjevka - jug	7.2/10 Good	8.9/10 Excellent	8.0/10 Excellent	2
Trešnjevka - sjever	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	7.1/10 Good	0
Trnje	6.8/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.3/10 Excellent	1
Trpuci	7.7/10 Good	0.0/10 Very poor	3.8/10 Poor	0
Tuškanac	8.0/10 Excellent	10.0/10 Excellent	8.7/10 Excellent	1
Veslačko naselje	7.5/10 Good	9.2/10 Excellent	8.3/10 Excellent	0
Voćarsko naselje	7.7/10 Good	8.0/10 Excellent	8.4/10 Excellent	1
Vrapče - centar	7.2/10 Good	4.6/10 Poor	8.1/10 Excellent	0
Vrapče - jug	7.5/10 Good	8.1/10 Excellent	6.3/10 Fair	0
Vrbani I	7.6/10 Good	9.0/10 Excellent	7.8/10 Good	0
Vrbani II	7.6/10 Good	9.0/10 Excellent	7.9/10 Good	0
Vrbani III	7.7/10 Good	9.0/10 Excellent	8.3/10 Excellent	0
Vrhovec	7.8/10 Good	0.0/10 Very poor	6.9/10 Good	0
Vukomerec	7.3/10 Good	6.8/10 Good	7.3/10 Good	0
Vurovčica	7.3/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	7.7/10 Good	0
Završje	7.5/10 Good	1.2/10 Very poor	7.0/10 Good	0
Zavrtnica	6.7/10 Good	9.8/10 Excellent	7.1/10 Good	0
Zelengaj	7.9/10 Good	7.0/10 Good	8.8/10 Excellent	0
Zrinjevac	7.3/10 Good	10.0/10 Excellent	8.7/10 Excellent	1
Žuti breg	7.6/10 Good	3.0/10 Very poor	3.9/10 Poor	0

Where to stay in Zagreb

First-time visitors: Cvjetni trg, Zrinjevac, Gornji grad - Medveščak. These central areas put Zagreb’s historic sights, museums, cafés, parks, restaurants, and excellent public transport within easy reach on foot, though the liveliest streets can be noisy at night.
Couples: Tuškanac, Voćarsko naselje, August Cesarec. Tuškanac and Voćarsko naselje bring leafy hillside streets close to the center, while August Cesarec offers a more urban base near restaurants, culture, and evening activity.
Families: Maksimir, Jarun, Ravnice. These neighborhoods combine good visitor access with parks, recreation, residential streets, and a calmer setting than the busiest central districts.
Public transport users: Trešnjevka - jug, Trnje, Bartol Kašić. Strong tram and bus connections make these practical bases for reaching the center, with everyday services and a lived-in city feel nearby.
Quiet seekers: Brezovica, Čugovec, Gračansko Dolje. These spread-out edge areas offer quieter streets, greenery, and a slower residential pace, but limited walking convenience and less frequent public transport.
Nature lovers: Maksimir, Mihaljevac, Gornja Dubrava. They provide access to parks, wooded northern edges, or routes toward Medvednica while remaining connected to Zagreb’s urban areas.

Questions about staying in Zagreb

Where should I stay in Zagreb for the first time?

Choose Cvjetni trg, Zrinjevac, or Gornji grad - Medveščak for the easiest introduction. Cvjetni trg and Zrinjevac are especially convenient for central walks, cafés, parks, and public transport, while Gornji grad - Medveščak has more historic atmosphere and livelier inner-city streets.

Which area of Zagreb is safest for visitors?

Maksimir, Ravnice, Tuškanac, and Voćarsko naselje are among the strongest choices for visitors who value a settled residential setting and good daytime street activity. As anywhere in a city, use normal care at night, especially around busy routes and transport stops.

Where should I stay in Zagreb without a car?

Cvjetni trg, Zrinjevac, Andrija Medulić, Trešnjevka - jug, and Trnje are convenient without a car. They are easy on foot and have excellent tram or bus connections, while Brezovica and the outer northeastern neighborhoods are much more spread out.

Where is the nightlife in Zagreb?

For the liveliest evenings, look at Cvjetni trg, August Cesarec, August Šenoa, Zrinjevac, or Gornji grad - Medveščak. These central areas are close to pedestrian streets, cafés, restaurants, and bars, so expect busy and noisy nights rather than a quiet retreat.

Where should I stay for parks and outdoor space?

Maksimir and Ravnice are the clearest choices for park access, while Jarun suits visitors who want a residential base beside the lake and recreation area. Mihaljevac is useful for reaching the northern foothills, though its terrain is less convenient on foot.