Lašćina

Lašćina is a neighbourhood in the northeast of Zagreb, Croatia, within the Maksimir district.

The toponym comes from the word vlast, lit. 'power, authority'.

The area is administratively split between the local city councils of "Dinko Šimunović", which has a population of 3,623 (census 2021), and the local city council of Dobri Dol with a population of 4,259 (census 2021).

Lašćina was integrated into the city of Zagreb in the latter half of the 20th century. The council "Dinko Šimunović" was named in 2009, after the writer Dinko Šimunović.

The central street of the area is the Lašćinska cesta, stretching between Mirogoj in the north and Petrova ulica near Kvaternik Square in the south.

The University Hospital Centre Zagreb Rebro campus is located in the Mijo Kišpatić street in this neighbourhood. A prominent street in the neighbourhood is Jordanovac, which continues south into the local council Mašićeva near the XV Gymnasium.

The student housing Lašćina of the University of Zagreb, the Clinical Hospital Merkur, the Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic and the Children's hospital Srebrnjak are also located in the neighbourhood.