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Sveti Ivan Zelina

Coordinates: 45°57′34.6428″N 16°14′35.0226″E / 45.959623000°N 16.243061833°E / 45.959623000; 16.243061833
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Sveti Ivan Zelina
Grad Sveti Ivan Zelina
Town of Sveti Ivan Zelina
Sveti Ivan Zelina town center
Sveti Ivan Zelina town center
Flag of Sveti Ivan Zelina
Coat of arms of Sveti Ivan Zelina
Nickname: 
Zelina
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Sveti Ivan Zelina is located in Croatia
Sveti Ivan Zelina
Sveti Ivan Zelina
Location of Sveti Ivan Zelina within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°57′34.6428″N 16°14′35.0226″E / 45.959623000°N 16.243061833°E / 45.959623000; 16.243061833
Country Croatia
CountyZagreb
Government
 • MayorHrvoje Košćec (Fokus)[1]
Area
 • Town185.9 km2 (71.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Town14,602
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,583
 • Urban density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+385 (0) 1
Websitezelina.hr

Sveti Ivan Zelina (Croatian pronunciation: [svêːtiː ǐvan zělina]) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.

Geography

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Sveti Ivan Zelina is north-east from Zagreb, connected:

  • 27 km (17 mi) by A4 highway (Zagreb - Sv.Helena), then state road Sv.Helena - Sveti Ivan Zelina,

Population

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In the 2011 Croatian census, the total population of the administrative territory of Sveti Ivan Zelina was 15,959, divided in the following settlements:[4]

Town of Sveti Ivan Zelina: Population trends 1857–2021
population
9347
10439
11441
13320
15056
16986
17035
17885
17695
17524
16666
16051
15592
15552
16268
15959
14602
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

History

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In the late 19th and early 20th century, Sveti Ivan Zelina was a district capital in the Zagreb County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

From 1947 to 1990, during the communist regime, the town was known as Zelina.

Economy

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Iskra company is one of the most important companies in Sveti Ivan Zelina.

Notable inhabitants

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Education

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Elementary and high-school are in Sveti Ivan Zelina.

Sport

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There was a swimming pool in Sveti Ivan Zelina (at present under renovation). Field Hockey. Women's Handball.

References

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  1. ^ 2009 Elections - Results
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveti Ivan Zelina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

45°57′34.6428″N 16°14′35.0226″E / 45.959623000°N 16.243061833°E / 45.959623000; 16.243061833