Botinec
Botinec | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′19.16″N 15°56′8.33″E / 45.7553222°N 15.9356472°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | City of Zagreb |
| City District | Novi Zagreb – zapad |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Botinec is a neighborhood located in Novi Zagreb - zapad city district of Zagreb, Croatia.
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.