Sveti Ivan Zelina

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

Sveti Ivan Zelina
Town
Grad Sveti Ivan Zelina Town of Sveti Ivan Zelina
Sveti Ivan Zelina town center
Flag
Nickname(s):  Zelina
Sveti Ivan Zelina Location of Sveti Ivan Zelina within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°57′34.6428″N 16°14′35.0226″E
Country	Croatia
County	Zagreb
Government
• Mayor	Hrvoje Košćec [1]
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	15,959
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+385 (0) 1
Website	https://zelina.hr

Geography

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

In the 2011 Croatian census, the total population of the administrative territory of Sveti Ivan Zelina was 15,959, divided in the following settlements:[2]

• Banje Selo, population 106
• Berislavec, population 46
• Biškupec Zelinski, population 988
• Blaškovec, population 577
• Blaževdol, population 433
• Breg Mokrički, population 45
• Brezovec Zelinski, population 167
• Bukevje, population 84
• Bukovec Zelinski, population 413
• Bunjak, population 133
• Curkovec, population 88
• Črečan, population 167
• Donja Drenova, population 308
• Donja Topličica, population 68
• Donja Zelina, population 847
• Donje Orešje, population 502
• Donje Psarjevo, population 311
• Dubovec Bisaški, population 86
• Filipovići, population 70
• Goričanec, population 77
• Goričica, population 370
• Gornja Drenova, population 322
• Gornja Topličica, population 157
• Gornje Orešje, population 251
• Gornje Psarjevo, population 467
• Gornji Vinkovec, population 66
• Hrastje, population 193
• Hrnjanec, population 409
• Kalinje, population 236
• Keleminovec, population 116
• Kladešćica, population 0
• Komin, population 250
• Krečaves, population 256
• Križevčec, population 102
• Laktec, population 175
• Majkovec, population 194
• Marinovec Zelinski, population 73
• Mokrica Tomaševečka, population 40
• Nespeš, population 338
• Novakovec Bisaški, population 30
• Novo Mjesto, population 147
• Obrež Zelinski, population 64
• Paukovec, population 342
• Polonje, population 344
• Polonje Tomaševečko, population 42
• Prepolno, population 71
• Pretoki, population 295
• Radoišće, population 250
• Salnik, population 72
• Selnica Psarjevačka, population 223
• Suhodol Zelinski, population 99
• Sveta Helena, population 366
• Sveti Ivan Zelina, population 2,764
• Šalovec, population 169
• Šulinec, population 214
• Šurdovec, population 33
• Tomaševec, population 198
• Velika Gora, population 82
• Vukovje Zelinsko, population 90
• Zadrkovec, population 214
• Zrinšćina, population 126
• Žitomir, population 193

History

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

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

Notable inhabitants

• Dragutin Domjanić, a poet

Education

Elementary and high-school are in Sveti Ivan Zelina.

Sport

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

References

1. 2009 Elections - Results
2. "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.