Stara Peščenica

Stara Peščenica
Coordinates: 45°48′42″N 16°0′22″E / 45.81167°N 16.00611°E / 45.81167; 16.00611

Stara Peščenica (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈstara peʃtʃeˈnitsa]) is a neighborhood located in the northwestern corner of the Peščenica – Žitnjak administrative city district of Zagreb, Croatia. It is bordered by Zvonimirova Street and the J. F. Kennedy Square on the north, Budakova Street on the east, railway (later Branimirova Avenue) on the south and Vjekoslav Heinzel Avenue on the west.

The local administrative subdivision is called MO Peščenica and has a population of 5,684 (2021).

The neighborhood's name (translated to English as Old Peščenica) correctly displays it both as the oldest part of what is today Peščenica - Žitnjak district, and having a rich history.