Rasinja

Rasinja is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in northern Croatia in the Koprivnica–Križevci County, located halfway between Koprivnica and Ludbreg. The settlement's population is 876, while the municipality's population is 3267 (2011 census).[1]

Location of Rasinja in Croatia

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Rasinja was part of the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Religion

Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George in the village of Veliki Poganac was built in 1722 and its bell tower was erected in 1751.[2] Adjacent parochial house was built in 1879.[2] Church's iconostasis was erected and painted in 1779.[2] Church was declared protected cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia in 1965.[2]

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Rasinja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Cetina, Nikola (June 2010). "Hram setog velikomučenika Georgija u Velikom Pogancu". Identitet (in Serbian). Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum (147).


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