Maksimir (pronounced [mǎksimiːr]) is one of the neighborhoods of Zagreb, Croatia. Maksimir stadium and Maksimir Park are located in it. It was named after the bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac.

The center of the Maksimir neighborhood is the Kvaternik Square, named after Eugen Kvaternik and frequently dubbed "Kvatrić". The square has recently been renovated and redesigned to alleviate major traffic congestion. The new square includes an underground parking garage. The local newspaper is called "Maksimir, moj kvart" (English: Maksimir, my neighborhood).

The Maksimir Park is one of the biggest parks in Zagreb. It also contains the Zagreb Zoo, which is the second-largest in Croatia; and five lakes, called the Maksimir lakes.

Coordinates: 45°49′55.76″N 16°1′11.49″E / 45.8321556°N 16.0198583°E / 45.8321556; 16.0198583

Marko Perković (English transcription: Marko Perkovich) (born October 27, 1966) is a Croatian musician and is the lead singer of the band Thompson since 1991.

In June, 2008, Marko Perković was named as the third most influential person in Croatian showbusiness by Globus magazine.

Marko Perković was born 1966 in the village of Čavoglave, Yugoslavia to parents Marija and Ante. He rarely saw his father, who worked as a Gastarbeiter in Germany and only came home for Christmas and Easter. He finished high school in Split.

In 1991, Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia, and soon the Croatian War of Independence started. Perković joined the Croatian National Guard where he was given the American gun Thompson, which became the nickname given to him by his battlefield comrades. It was during the time where he was defending his home village in the that Perković became inspired to write one of the most popular songs during the war: Bojna Čavoglave ("Čavoglave Battalion"), which launched his music career.