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Kutina

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Country
  
Croatia

Elevation
  
149 m (489 ft)

Vehicle registration
  
KT

Area
  
294.3 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:42 AM

Team
  
HNŠK Moslavina

County
  
Sisak-Moslavina

Postal code
  
44 320

Website
  
www.kutina.hr

Population
  
22,760 (2011)

Area code
  
044

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 64% Humidity

Kutina is a city 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 municipality population is 22,760.

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Map of 44320, Kutina, Croatia

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 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 city administrative area are:

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.

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
  • References

    Kutina Wikipedia