SESVETE

As the most populated neighborhood, which according to the census of 2011 has over 70,000 inhabitants, Sesvete is also the youngest neighborhood according to the average age of its residents. In Sesvete there are over 10 elementary schools and kindergartens, high schools Jelkovec and Sesvete Gymnasium, and there are also three major cultural institutions: Prigorje Museum, Sesvete Library and University of Sesvete.

With regard to sporting activities, the most popular is football (NK Sesvete), but there are also handball clubs, basketball teams, wrestling, boxing and taekwondo clubs.

The main means of transportation in Sesvete are the bus and the train, which connects it to Zagreb. Buses are connected with the Dubec turnaround, the railway station Sesvete, and there are other lines connecting Zagreb, Sesvete and other suburban locations. The Central Station can be reached in 15 minutes by train, and the restoration of the rail is planned, which means the city center will be only 10 minutes away.

In the recent years the migration trend of the inhabitants of the metropolis includes the eastern part. The main reason are the prices of apartments in Zagreb, where Sesvete is among the most favorable locations. Better way of life, comfort and greater surface area of apartments, as well as the best price, make Sesvete a small city in itself. Data from October 2013 show that the asking prices of recently built apartments amount to around 1,100 and 1,250 euros per square meter, and for an old building about 750 euros. Compared to the average price of 1,974 euros (Crozilla, October 2013) in the center of Zagreb, the reason for large-scale migration is clear. The trend of falling prices continues even today, in 2017.

The latest information, from December 2015, give us a clear picture of the direction in which Sesvete want to develop. Residents and various associations want to turn the forest into a park like Maksimir, with bicycle paths and walkways, and turn the neglected and abandoned complex of the former factory Sljeme into a residential and business center. These two urban interventions would transform Sesvete from a district into a city, and therefore to an even more popular neighborhood for families, seniors, young people and foreigners.