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Kajzerica Kajzerica is a neighborhood located in the Novi Zagreb – zapad city district of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located west of Bundek Lake (Jezero Bundek) and east of the Western Rotary and Adriatic Bridge. It has a population of 4,387 (2011).[1] SightsZagreb Fair and Zagreb Hippodrome are located in Kajzerica. TransportKajzerica houses the south end of the old pedestrian-only Sava Bridge. Roads provide access to the Dubrovnik Avenue and the Adriatic Bridge and the neighborhood is served by Zagrebački električni tramvaj tram lines 7 and 14 that travel through Novi Zagreb. Sport and leisureThe Igralište na Kajzerici (on Ul. Radoslava Cimermana) is the traditional home ground of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb but due to the size of the facility it is only used for club's base and youth teams.[2] It was once a significant motorcycle speedway stadium run by the Avto Moto Društvo Remetinec. It hosted competitions throughout the 1960s, including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1960 and 1970[3][4] and a round of the 1967 Speedway World Team Cup.[5] HistoryIn 2004, there was a boom of Chinese immigration at Kajzerica, leading some to call it a 'Chinatown'.[6] By 2014, the Chinese shops in the city were no longer concentrated in Kajzerica.[7] References
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