Špansko

The name Špansko derives from the word špan, that in Duchy of Pannonian Croatia and later during the Croatian history (especially of the medieval period) noted nobleman's or municipal (općina's) tax-collector among serfs.

[7] Tituš Brezovački Elementary school has the greatest number of pupils in Zagreb.

Špansko is known as a "neighbourhood of Croatian poets and warriors" due to its street naming, dominantly by poets and writers (Dragutin Domjanić, Josip Pupačić, Vid Došen, Antun Šoljan, Drago Gervais), as well as Croatian brigades from Homeland War.

The central square in the neighbourhood is named after Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski with the Park of the Croatian volunteers (defenders) of the Homeland War.

[9] Ivanka Brađašević worked as a librarian in the Ante Kovačić Elementary school.