Turopolje
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Turopolje is a region in Croatia
situated between the capital city Zagreb
and Sisak
. The administrative center of the region Turopolje is the town of Velika Gorica
.
, a region to the south of Zagreb bordering the right banks of the Sava river
on the northeast, and the Vukomeričke gorice hills to the southwest. It extends across an alluvial plain 45 km in length and up to 23 km in width. The area of the region occupies an area of about 600 km², with an average elevation of 110 m above sea level. Turopolje is divided into two halves by the river Odra
and its tributary Lomnica
. Velika Gorica is the largest settlement and is first mentioned as Gorica in 1228. Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze Age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Velika Gorica, Lekenik, Vukojevac
, Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Mraclin, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička.
The village of Vukojevac
is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak.
The name Turopolje stems from the Croatian and Old Slavic word Tur, i. e. aurochs
(Bos primigenius), a type of wild cattle present in the area during the Middle Ages.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
situated between the capital city Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
and Sisak
Sisak
Sisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...
. The administrative center of the region Turopolje is the town of Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. The city itself has a population of 31,341, while the municipality has a population of 63,511 inhabitants .Velika Gorica is the centre of the historical Turopolje region....
.
Overview
Turopolje forms a part of PosavinaPosavina
Posavina is a Slavic name for the region of the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia that is adjacent or near the Sava river itself.-History:...
, a region to the south of Zagreb bordering the right banks of the Sava river
Sava River
The Sava is a river in Southeast Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube river at Belgrade. Counting from Zelenci, the source of Sava Dolinka, it is long and drains of surface area. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and through Serbia....
on the northeast, and the Vukomeričke gorice hills to the southwest. It extends across an alluvial plain 45 km in length and up to 23 km in width. The area of the region occupies an area of about 600 km², with an average elevation of 110 m above sea level. Turopolje is divided into two halves by the river Odra
Odra
Odra may refer to:* Oder, a river in Czech Republic, Poland and Germany* Odra , a computer once made in Poland* Name of several Polish football clubs, e.g...
and its tributary Lomnica
Lomnica
Lomnica is a village in Despotovac municipality, in the Pomoravlje District of Serbia.-Geography:Lomnica is located some 10 kilometers from the town of Despotovac and about 7 kilometers from Manasija Monastery. It is situated at about 600 meters above sea level...
. Velika Gorica is the largest settlement and is first mentioned as Gorica in 1228. Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze Age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Velika Gorica, Lekenik, Vukojevac
Vukojevac
Vukojevac is a village in the region of Turopolje south of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Vukomeričke gorice hills and about halfway between Zagreb and Sisak adjacent to the road that connected the ancient Roman towns of Poetovio and Siscia...
, Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Mraclin, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička.
The village of Vukojevac
Vukojevac
Vukojevac is a village in the region of Turopolje south of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Vukomeričke gorice hills and about halfway between Zagreb and Sisak adjacent to the road that connected the ancient Roman towns of Poetovio and Siscia...
is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak.
The name Turopolje stems from the Croatian and Old Slavic word Tur, i. e. aurochs
Aurochs
The aurochs , the ancestor of domestic cattle, were a type of large wild cattle which inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa, but is now extinct; it survived in Europe until 1627....
(Bos primigenius), a type of wild cattle present in the area during the Middle Ages.