Kutina

Kutina
Grad Kutina
Town of Kutina
Kutina Petrochemical Plant
Kutina Petrochemical Plant
Map
Kutina is located in Croatia
Kutina
Kutina
Location of Kutina in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°28′55″N 16°46′43″E / 45.481966°N 16.778499°E / 45.481966; 16.778499
Country Croatia
County Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • MayorZlatko Babić (Ind.)
 • City Council
22 members
Area
 • Town294.8 km2 (113.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town19,601
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
12,012
 • Urban density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
HR-44 320
Area code+385 44
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitekutina.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]

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

It is the industrial center of the region with petrochemical industryPetrokemija 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
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  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. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kutina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.