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Kanal, Zagreb

Coordinates: 45°48.2′N 15°59.9′E / 45.8033°N 15.9983°E / 45.8033; 15.9983
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Kanal
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A gas station in the northwest part of Kanal

Kanal is a neighborhood in the city district of Trnje in Zagreb, Croatia. The main residential part of the neighbourhood is located northeast of the intersection of Vukovarska Avenue and Marin Držić Avenue and south of Radnička Road. The population is 1,384 (2021).[1]

Kanal (lit.'channel, culvert') was named after the culvert underneath the northernmost section of the Radnička Road, the construction of which happened in the interwar period. The northeastern half of the area is an industrial zone, the location of the city's gasworks, a former asphalt factory, a former slaughterhouse etc. In more recent times, this area has seen a major transformation with office buildings, hotels and commercial properties.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "3. Mjesni odbor Kanal". Official website. City of Zagreb. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ Šakaja, Laura; Bašić, Ksenija; Račevska, Elena (2024). "Neighbourhood Senses of Place: a case study of Trnje in Zagreb". Croatian Geographical Bulletin. 86 (2): 108. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

45°48.2′N 15°59.9′E / 45.8033°N 15.9983°E / 45.8033; 15.9983