Botinec

Botinec is a neighborhood located in Novi Zagreb - zapad city district of Zagreb, Croatia.

Botinec
Village
Botinec
Coordinates: 45°45′19.16″N 15°56′8.33″E
Country Croatia
County City of Zagreb
City DistrictNovi Zagreb – zapad
Area
  Total0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population
 (2021)
  Total4
  Density35/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

It is famous for having its streets named after famous characters from Croatian theater plays and novels. It was founded in 1965 as a refugee camp after the 1964 flood, owing its rectangular street grid to the era of building Novi Zagreb (called Južni Zagreb Southern Zagreb at the time). It was away from the city and away from Sava River, with barracks meant to serve as a camp only for up to six years, but the houses were eventually bought by the tenants and upgraded. Nonetheless, Botinec remains a neighborhood bearing the scar of the flood. Botinec is divided in two parts: Old Botinec and New Botinec.

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