Dubrava, Zagreb

It is located in the northeastern part of the city and divided by the Dubrava Avenue into two administrative areas: The name comes from a Slavic toponym for oak forests.

The species of oak that grows in this area is Quercus robur L. In its earliest days Dubrava was no more than a village, consisting of a couple of houses and gardens.

It slowly grew, mostly because of intensive settling of people from all over Croatia to the city of Zagreb and surrounding areas.

When World War II in Zagreb began, Dubrava already had electrical power and 250 inhabitants.

Following the liberation of Yugoslavia, these people were declared national heroes and several monuments were built in their honor in the Park of December Victims and on the corner of the Konjščinska Street.