Maksimir
Maksimir is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia, population 48,902.
Maksimir is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia, population 48,902. Maksimir stadium and Maksimir Park are located in it. It was named for Bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac.
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Worth seeing in and around Maksimir
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is a public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe.
4.5 km · Croatian university · Wikipedia - 02Stadion Maksimir
Maksimir Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zagreb, Croatia. Named after the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir, it is one of the largest stadiums in the country with a current seating capacity of 25,912 and a maximum possible capacity of 35,423.
1.5 km · stadium in Maksimir, Croatia · Wikipedia - 03Zagreb Cathedral
The Zagreb Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Kaptol, Zagreb. It is the tallest sacral building in Croatia and the most monumental sacral building of Gothic architecture southeast of the Alps.
3.7 km · cathedral in the town of Zagreb · Wikipedia - 04Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, commonly referred to as HNK Zagreb, is a theatre, opera, and ballet house in Zagreb. Located on the centre of Republic of Croatia Square, it is the oldest Croatian theatre institution, officially opening on 24 November 1860.
4.6 km · opera house in Zagreb, Croatia · Wikipedia - 05National and University Library in Zagreb
National and University Library in Zagreb is the national library of Croatia and central library of the University of Zagreb. The Library was established in 1607.
5.1 km · national library of Croatia and central library of the University of Zagreb · Wikipedia - 06St. Mark's Church in Zagreb
The Church of St. Mark (Croatian: Crkva sv.
4 km · church building in Zagreb, Croatia · Wikipedia - 07Museum of Broken Relationships
The Museum of Broken Relationships is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia, founded by artists Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić. It grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationships and their ruins.
4.1 km · specialized museum in Zagreb, Croatia · Wikipedia - 08Ban Jelačić Square
Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. Its official name is Trg bana Josipa Jelačića and is colloquially called 'Jelačić plac'.
3.9 km · main square in Zagreb, Croatia · Wikipedia - 09Mirogoj Cemetery
The Mirogoj City Cemetery, also known as Mirogoj Cemetery, is a cemetery park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the city of Zagreb. The cemetery inters members of all religious groups: Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, Latter Day Saints; irreligious graves can all be found.
2.8 km · cemetery in Croatia · Wikipedia - 10Zagreb Zoo
Zagreb Zoo is a 7-hectare zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia. It is one of three zoo parks in the country.
1.1 km · zoo · Wikipedia
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Getting to Maksimir
- Airports
- Zagreb Franjo Tuđman (ZAG), 11 km · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU), 128 km · Rijeka (RJK), 132 km
- Stations
- Zagreb Main Station, 4.4 km
- Rijeka(Omišalj) → Maksimir131 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · €16–23
- Pula → Maksimir200 km · quickest by road, 4h 26m · €27–38
- Zadar → Maksimir201 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · €29–41
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Maksimir
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Maksimir. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundBoth buses, trams and the funicular are operated by ZET.
- Get aroundA historic funicular railway (uspinjača in Croatian), one of the steepest and shortest in the world, operates between the lower and upper towns with a travel time of just one minute.
- Get aroundThe funicular operates every 10 minutes, but for a fee of (in addition to regular tickets for everyone on board), an immediate ride can be purchased.
- Get aroundFunicular Fare {| class="wikitable" |Funicular fare – one-way | |- |Emergency ride fare | |} ZET operate city buses, trams, funicular & Sljeme cable car.
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Next door to Maksimir
Maksimir is 4 km from Zagreb, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Zagrebcapital city of Croatia3.9 km
- Sesvetedistrict and settlement in the City of Zagreb, Croatia7.1 km
- Gradecneighbourhood of Zagreb, Croatia4 km
- Donji gradcity district of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia4.3 km
- Gornji Grad–Medveščakdistrict of Zagreb, Croatia3.2 km
- Novi Zagreb – istokcity district of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia8 km