Kutina

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Kutina
Town
Grad Kutina
Town of Kutina
Petrokemija Kutina.jpg
Kutina Petrochemical Plant
Kutina
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Kutina
Location of Kutina in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°28′55″N16°46′43″E / 45.481966°N 16.778499°E / 45.481966; 16.778499
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Flag of Sisak-Moslavina County.png Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • MayorZlatko Babić (Ind.)
 • City Council
22 members
Area
[1]
 •  Town 294.8 km2 (113.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 •  Town 19,601
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 •  Urban
12,012
 • Urban density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
HR-44 320
Area code +385 44
Vehicle registration KT
Website kutina.hr

Kutina is a town in central Croatia, the largest settlement in the hilly region of Moslavina, in the Sisak-Moslavina County. The town proper has a population of 13,735 (2011), while the total municipal population is 22,760. [3]

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The settlement of Kutina was first mentioned in the historical records in 1256.

It is the industrial center of the region with petrochemical industry – Petrokemija d.d., electronic components production – SELK d.d., and a variety of smaller entrepreneurships. There is a long mass-media tradition in Kutina, with Moslavački list [local newspaper] and Radio Moslavina [local radio station]. The initial headquarters of the Nezavisna Televizija (NeT), a regional commercial TV station, were stationed in Voloder near Kutina.

Kutina is widely known for its active youth scene and the alternative-oriented club Baraka. The main attractions are Lonjsko polje nature park, baroque fortress church of Saint Mary of the Snow, old wooden houses called Trijem (eng. Porch) or Čardak, hills of Moslavina with ruins of medieval "burgs".

A special attraction are the Wine roads of Moslavina, where a visitor can take a sip of Croatian and regional genuine wine Škrlet (Skrlet).

The settlements in the administrative area are: [3]

Town of Kutina: Population trends 1857–2021
population
7177
7067
7795
9008
11119
12866
13380
14991
16597
17242
18804
21128
23202
24829
24597
22760
19601
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Kutina was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. [4] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs, Roma and Serbs of Croatia all fulfilled legal requirements to each elect their own 15 members minority council of the Town of Kutina yet Romani community elected only 11 and Serb only 13 members into their councils. [5]

Notable people born in Kutina

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References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kutina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 9-10. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Barbara Arbanas Pascoal Ferreira".
  7. ↑ Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) 2023 website https://www.mbzirc.com/

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