Kutina

Kutina
Town
Grad Kutina Town of Kutina
Kutina Petrochemical Plant
Kutina Location of Kutina in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.481966°N 16.778499°E / 45.481966; 16.778499
Country	Croatia
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Government
• Mayor	Zlatko Babić (HDZ)
• City Council	22 members • HDZ, HSLS, HSP, HSP AS, HSU (9) • SDP, BM 365, DSU, BUZ, HL, SDA, HDRS (9) • MOST (2) • NL Davor Pranić (2)
Area
• Town	294.34 km2 (113.65 sq mi)
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Town	22,760
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	13,735
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	HR-44 320
Area code	+385 44
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	www.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.

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:

• Banova Jaruga, population 665
• Batina, population 205
• Brinjani, population 253
• Čaire, population 33
• Gojlo, population 377
• Husain, population 971
• Ilova, population 821
• Jamarica, population 410
• Janja Lipa, population 206
• Katoličke Čaire, population 232
• Kletište, population 116
• Krajiška Kutinica, population 73
• Kutina, population 13,735
• Kutinica, population 58
• Kutinska Slatina, population 578
• Međurić, population 485
• Mikleuška, population 140
• Mišinka, population 116
• Repušnica, population 1,838
• Selište, population 282
• Stupovača, population 440
• Šartovac, population 383
• Zbjegovača, population 346

Town of Kutina: Population trends 1857–2021

population	7177	7067	7795	9008	11119	12866	13380	14991	16597	17242	18804	21128	23202	24829	24597	22760	19681
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

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.

Sister city

• Mátranovák – Hungary (2012)

Notable people born in Kutina

• Dubravka Ugrešić – Croatian writer, winner of 2010 Tiptree Award, 2000 Heinrich Mann Prize, and 1988 NIN Prize, among others.
• Franjo Mihalić – Yugoslav long-distance runner, Olympic silver medalist in marathon and cross country World champion
• Dane Korica – long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Matija Vražić Sraz - professional League of Legends flamer and feeder (bronze since 1994.)
• Marijana Petir - Croatian politician, a Member of the European Parliament

External links

• Official website
• Local news and comments