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City / town County Municipal Town proper
2011 pop. Rank 2011 pop. Rank
Zagreb ¤ City of Zagreb 790,017
1
688,163
1
Split ¤ Split-Dalmatia 178,102
2
167,121
2
Rijeka ¤ Primorje-Gorski Kotar 128,624
3
128,384
3
Osijek ¤ Osijek-Baranja 108,048
4
84,104
4
Zadar ¤ Zadar 75,062
5
71,471
5
Velika Gorica Zagreb 63,517
6
31,553
13
Slavonski Brod ¤ Brod-Posavina 59,141
7
53,531
7
Pula Istria 57,460
8
57,460
6
Karlovac ¤ Karlovac 55,705
9
46,833
8
Sisak ¤ Sisak-Moslavina 47,768
10
33,322
11
Varaždin ¤ Varaždin 46,946
11
38,839
9
Šibenik ¤ Šibenik-Knin 46,332
12
34,302
10
Dubrovnik ¤ Dubrovnik-Neretva 42,615
13
28,434
14
Bjelovar ¤ Bjelovar-Bilogora 40,276
14
27,024
15
Kaštela Split-Dalmatia 38,667
15
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Samobor Zagreb 37,633
16
15,956
22
Vinkovci Vukovar-Syrmia 35,312
17
32,029
12
Koprivnica ¤ Koprivnica-Križevci 30,854
18
23,955
17
Đakovo Osijek-Baranja 27,745
19
19,491
21
Vukovar ¤ Vukovar-Syrmia 27,683
20
26,468
16
Čakovec ¤ Međimurje 27,104
21
15,147
25
Požega ¤ Požega-Slavonia 26,248
22
19,506
20
Zaprešić Zagreb 25,223
23
19,644
19
Sinj Split-Dalmatia 24,826
24
11,478
32
Petrinja Sisak-Moslavina 24,671
25
15,683
23
Solin Split-Dalmatia 23,926
26
20,212
18
Kutina Sisak-Moslavina 22,760
27
13,735
27
Virovitica ¤ Virovitica-Podravina 21,291
28
14,688
26
Križevci Koprivnica-Križevci 21,122
29
11,231
33
Sveta Nedelja Zagreb 18,059
30
1,338
119
Dugo Selo Zagreb 1
Petrinja iz zraka (Petrinja from the air) HD video
Audio:
Background song: Youngblood Brass Band - V.I.P. (all rights reserved by author) - used in video only for fun
Video:
Petrinja, Croatia - autumn 2010.
Cameraman - Z. P.
Pilot - Z. Š.
The rest of the team - S. M. (video & photo), I. P. (photo)
PETRINJA, CROATIA INFO:
Petrinja is a city in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. The city belongs to Sisak-Moslavina County.
The name of Petrinja has its roots in Latin petrus, meaning stone. It is said that the town existed in Roman era in the area of Zrinska Gora, which is very rich in stone.
West of Petrinja is Petrova gora (Peter's mountain), site of the 1097 Battle of Gvozd Mountain between King Petar Svačić of Croatia and Coloman of Hungary.
The first written trace of Petrinja as an inhabited settlement is the one about the benefits awarded to the inhabitants of Petrinja by the Slavonian duke Koloman in 1240. This old medieval Petrinja belongs to the time of warring with the Turks. In 1592, Petrinja was given a new location with the construction and building of a Turkish fortress at the confluence of the Petrinjčica and the Kupa rivers. The fortress was to serve the Turks in conquering Sisak, Turopolje and Zagreb.
On August 10, 1594, the fortress was first liberated by the Croatian army. Therefore, August 10 has become the day of gratitude towards God and St. Lawrence, and this saint has been chosen for the patron saint of the parish and the town of Petrinja. Over the time, Petrinja has increasingly become the place of the settlement for many craftsmen and merchants whose arrival marks the beginning of the town's development.
Petrinja was part of Napoleon's Illyria from 1809 till 1813 when the town became a significant trade and traffic center. In the same period, the French army planted the lindens that even today testify to the town's historical moment.
The first Catholic parish Church of St. Lawrence was first built in 1603, but due to the time and type of building, a new one was built in 1781, in late baroque—classicist style.
The foundations of the Prva hrvatska tvornica salame, sušena mesa i masti (first Croatian salami, cured meat and lard factory) were set in the year 1792, now developed into the Gavrilović factory, the principal factor of the area's economic development, well known for the quality of its gastronomical products.
The influence of Croatian national revival in the 19th century was felt in Petrinja. That was the time of the founding of the Town Orchestra (1808), Music Department (1841), Library and reading-room (1842), Teachers' Training School (1862), Croatian Choir Slavulj (1864), Town fire-brigade (1880), First printing-house (1881).
Recent history has witnessed the Serb aggression on Croatia during which the people were exiled from their hometown of Petrinja in the period from September 1991 till May 1995. The town itself has been through a very grave destruction. On November 25, 1991 the Serb mayor of Petrinja Radovan Marković sent a message to Željko Ražnatović to have his troops enter the city as part of a 2. motorized battalion of the 622. Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav People's Army. Beholding Croatian identity, many monuments have been erected in memory of the Croatian war heroes and victims of the war.
In reconstructing and rebuilding their town, the inhabitants of Petrinja took great care of the town's urban tradition by keeping the old customs alive, celebrating Catholic holidays, and organizing numerous cultural, social and sports events.
There is a very lively tradition of the potting and ceramic crafts, which represent the main souvenir production of the items characteristic for this area, all made of high quality clay. The main souvenir is stucka, an ornamented multi-use jar made of clay that has become a symbol of the town of Petrinja.
A statue of Croatian politician Stjepan Radić was made in Petrinja in 1929 by Mila Wood after his assassination the previous year. In 1936, the statue was placed in the city's central square, which was named after him. In 1963 the communist regime moved the statue to a city park. In 1991, the statue was damaged and thrown into an orchard in a nearby village. It was not found until 1998, when it was restored. In 1999, it was restored to Petrinja's central square, and was unveiled by Croatian minister of culture Božo Biškupić.
The population of Petrinja is 15,480, while the total municipality population is 24,786 (census 2011).
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Ciudad / pueblo County Municipal Ciudad adecuado
2011 pop. Rango 2011 pop. Rango
Zagreb ¤ Ciudad de Zagreb 790017
1
688163
1
Dividir ¤ Dalmacia 178102
2
167121
2
Rijeka ¤ Primorje-Gorski Kotar 128624
3
128384
3
Osijek ¤ Osijek-Baranja 108048
4
84104
4
Zadar Zadar 75.062 ¤
5
71471
5
Velika Gorica Zagreb 63517
6
31553
13
Slavonski Brod ¤ Brod-Posavina 59141
7
53531
7
Pula Istria 57460
8
57460
6
¤ Karlovac Karlovac 55705
9
46833
8
¤ Sisak Sisak-Moslavina 47768
10
33322
11
Varaždin Varaždin 46.946 ¤
11
38839
9
Šibenik ¤ Sibenik-Knin 46332
12
34302
10
Dubrovnik ¤ Dubrovnik-Neretva 42615
13
28434
14
Bjelovar ¤ Bjelovar-Bilogora 40276
14
27024