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Lučko is a neighborhood in Novi Zagreb - zapad district of Zagreb, Croatia, located south of the Sava and southwest of the city center, near the Lučko interchange that connects the Zagreb-Karlovac motorway, the Zagreb bypass and the old road to Karlovac.[1] The population is 2,841 (census 2001).[2] The main industries are construction, trade and food industries.[1]
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History
Lučko dates from the 18th century, when it noted as the village with a river crossing - the name derives from the Croatian word for "harbor". The oldest church in the village is dated 1779. In the census of 1991, Lučko had 2,013 inhabitants.[1]
Lučko Airport
The Lučko Airport (ICAO: LDZL) is one of the oldest buildings in Lučko and the main reason for establishment of Lučko as a neighborhood. In 1947,[1] after the Second World War, Lučko airport became the main airport of Zagreb, replacing the yet older Borongaj airport. It held that title until 1959, when the Zagreb Airport (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA) was built near Pleso.
The previous primary airport is now home to sports planes and the Croatian special police elite Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, as well as the military helicopter airbase.
The airport is maintained by Aeroklub Zagreb. It has two parallel runways, 850 meters (2,789 ft) long.
Motorway interchange
Main articles: Lučko interchange and A1 (Croatia)
Croatian A1 motorway passes south of Lučko and the interchange from where the A1 originates is named after Lučko. Nearby Lučko mainline toll plaza has 15 lanes. It is the most heavily used toll plaza in Croatia. During the tourist season long queues form at the plaza.[3] An additional 10 lane toll plaza was built and opened in the summer of 2009 season in Demerje, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Lučko plaza.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Lučko" (in Croatian). Lučko online. http://www.lucko.info/lucko.html. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/censuses/census2001/Popis/H01_01_03/h01_01_03_zup22-00.html
- ^ "Peak season: 5 kilometer queue at Lučko exit" (in Croatian). Nova TV (Croatia). July 17, 2010. http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/spica-turisticke-sezone-na-izlazu-u-luckom-kolona-5-km.html. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Five times faster through Lučko" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. June 13, 2009. http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=40757&cHash=8128f7e858. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
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