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Gornji Grad–Medveščak
District of Zagreb, Croatia

Gornji Grad–Medveščak

Gornji Grad–Medveščak is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia; Gornji Grad translates as "Upper Town", referring to its historical location on city's hillside, being above Donji Grad.

The district is located in the central part of the city and, according to the 2011 census, it has 30,962 inhabitants spread over 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi).

How locals move

Getting around Gornji Grad–Medveščak the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Zagreb, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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