Mursko Sredisce is the northern entrance to Croatiaand the northernmost Croatian City. It is located on the right bank of river Mura, which it was named after. Historians claim that it has been here since the Roman Period, but it was first officially mentioned in the parish listing in 1334 as Sancti Martin in Sredische. Later, the placehas benn mentioned as an important trade post oppidum called Mura Zerdahely.The development of the city begins in the 19 century, thanks to...
Kutina is a small town 80 kilometers away from Zagreb located on the southern slopes of vineyards Moslavacka wooded mountains and at the very edge of Lonjskog fields. Kutinu happy to call the city and green, thanks to trees, attractive parks. Pride of the town church Mother Božije Snow - the only monument of first category, and gardens in the old centre and worthy of attention Pazdera family house with a yard in part of the city.
The long history of this town and green hills of Zagorje with numerous vineyards constitute the basis of tourist development. The major tourist attraction of Ivanec are hiking tours on Ivancica Mountain - with well-known events such as the excursion of the 1st of May, the Holy Mass on St. John's Day on top of the mountain, the health and recreational excursion (5th of August) under the name Exercise-Health.Attractions tourist destinations Ivanec and contributes to its tourist attraction is still...
In the close vicinity of Zagreb, the metropolis and capital of Croatia, on gentle slopes of Moslavacka gora mountain, lies small historical town Ivanic Grad, about which the records date from the end 11th c. Ivanić Grad is south-east from Zagreb, connected 25 km by highway Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac. In the past, Ivanic Grad was a fortified town on the Lonja island in the middle of marshlands and flooded plains (Ivanic Lonja, 1503).
The town of Jastrebarsko is situated 30 –odd km southwest of Zagreb, at an elevation of 154 m, exactly there where the scenic green hillocks join the large valley of the Kupa River basin. Jastrebarsko has 6000 inhabitants, but together with the neighbouring villages the population reaches the number of about 17 900. The status of town granted to Jastrebarsko in 1995. The town was named after hawk, a bird whose symbol still stands on its coat of arms. “Jaska”,...
Twenty-one km west of Zagreb is Samobor, the town with the longest urban tradition in the Zagreb area: as early as the 13th century its inhabitants received the right to elect the town judge and parish priest, a right which was later reaffirmed by King Bela IV in 1242. On a steep hill lie the huge ruins of the Old Town dating from the 13th century.Samobors town centre is a harmonious and predominantly baroque whole dating from the 18th and...
Sesvete is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia. It is located in the eastern part of the city Zagreb. Sesvete was first mentioned in written sources as being under the dominion of the Diocese of Zagreb. The town is well known for its 18th century parish church with its peculiar twin steeples, unusual in Croatian churches of the Baroque period. The modern town of Sesvete began to form only at the end of the 18th century.The surroundings of Sesvete...
Sveta Nedelja town, which lies 13 kilometers west of Zagreb between the Sava and Okićkog Samoborsko Range, and traffic is open to Zagreb, Samobor, Jastrebarsko, Zapresic. In the area of the Holy Nedelje size of 65 km ² is located in 14 villages: Bestovje, Brezje, Jagnjić Dol, Kalinovica, Kerestinec, Mala Gorica, Novaki, Orešje, Rakitje, Srebrnjak, Strmec, Svetonedeljski Breg, Sveta Nedelja and Žitarka.It's recognisable by its Holy Trinity parish church, which is located on a hill in the very heart of...
Sveti Ivan Zelina town, the old cultural and economic centre of the Croatian Prigorje, situated on the slopes of Medvednica, 37 km northeast of Zagreb.The richness of sacred monuments interspersed is zelinskim end, and his tourist value, with historical and cultural heritage, certainly, and wine cellars with wines known the famous wine the street, as well as thermal bathing valuable visits.Today is Zelina region known for its wines, Zelina vintners and winemakers.
Vrbovec a town in the Lonja-Ilova rivers basin, 38 km south-east of Zagreb. First mentioned in a 13th-century donation charter, the town developed from a medieval estate, passing to many families in the process, one of whom being the Zrinskis. Only a cylindrical tower remains of their period of rule. Another important monument is the baroque-style parish church of St Vitus (17/18th century). Tourism in Vrbovec started to intensively develop the appearance of the event, "What they ate our old,"...
