Podsljeme () is a city district situated in the foothills of

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...

's mountain Medvednica and its name stands for "under Sljeme" (Sljeme is the peak of the

Medvednica Medvednica () is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. The highest peak, at is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (''park prirode''), a type ...

mountain). It has the status of ''četvrt'' (quarter, district, borough) and as such has an elected council. It is located about 5km north of central Zagreb. Podsljeme had 19,165 residents in 2011. Its residents are mainly upper middle or upper class. Podsljeme is an affluent part of Zagreb with a high cost per square meter, about 3500 Euros per square meter. Upper-middle-class homes and dense deciduous forest prevail in this area. Many of the city's tycoons, political personalities and celebrities live in the district.

List of neighborhoods in Podsljeme

* Šestine * Gračani * Prekrižje * Mlinovi * Bliznec * Dolje * Remete * Markuševec

References

Districts of Zagreb {{ZagrebCity-geo-stub