Podsljeme (pɔ̌dsʎɛmɛ) is in the foothills of Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

's mountain Medvednica and its name means "under Sljeme

Šljeme

Šljeme is a village in the municipality of Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

" (Sljeme is the peak of the Medvednica

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 1,035 m, is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park , a type of preservation lesser than a national park...

 mountain). It has the status of četvrt (quarter, neighbourhood) and as such has an elected council. The historic Medvedgrad

Medvedgrad

Medvedgrad is a medieval fortified town located on the south slopes of Medvednica mountain, approximately halfway from the Croatian capital Zagreb to the mountain top Sljeme. For defensive purposes it was built on a hill, Mali Plazur, that is a spur of the main ridge of the mountain that overlooks...

 castle is located in the district of Črnomerec

Crnomerec

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, west of Podsljeme.

Podsljeme had 17,744 residents in 2001. Its residents are mainly middle class.

Podsljeme is the elite part of Zagreb with a highly cost per square meter, about 3500 Euros per square meter.

List of neighborhoods in Podsljeme

• Šestine
• Gračani
• Prekrižje
• Bliznec
• Dolje
• Remete
• Markuševec