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Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County

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Country
  
Croatia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Grad Sveta Nedelja

Population
  
18,059 (2011)

Area code
  
01

County
  
Zagreb

Postal code
  
10431

Area
  
52.6 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:26 AM

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 53% Humidity

Sveta Nedelja (literally Holy Sunday in English, or Saint Kyriake) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.

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Map of Sveta Nedelja, Croatia

Geography

Sveta Nedelja is situated west of Zagreb near the town of Samobor. The name of the town means "Holy Sunday". It is connected to the city by the A3 (Zagreb-Bregana) highway, which passes northwest-southeast through the town, and Franjo Tuđman Road going east-west towards the Podsused Bridge.

Population

In the Croatian census of 2011, the total population of the city of Sveta Nedelja was 18,059, divided into 14 settlements:

Administration

City government, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Sveta Nedelja. Head of the City government is a Mayor (current mayor is Drago Prahin) with head city administration.

Economy

Rimac Automobili has its headquarters in the town. It is also the wealthiest municipality in Zagreb County and one of the wealthiest municipalities in the country and with most registered small enterprises in the country.

Monuments and Sightseeing

There are several monuments and buildings for sightseers in the Town of Sveta Nedelja:

  • baroquesqe Holy Trinity parish church and parish house in Sveta Nedelja
  • The old parish house "Crkvenjak" in Sveta Nedelja
  • St. Rocco chapel in Sveta Nedelja
  • Medieval Erdödy castle in Kerestinec
  • old mansions in Brezje and Rakitje
  • baroqueske St. Andrew chapel in Novaki
  • St Mary Magdalena chapel in Mala Gorica
  • Monument to the victims of communist crimes
  • Education

    Primary education in Sveta Nedelja is covered by the Sveta Nedelja Elementary School and its three branch offices in Kerestinec, Rakitje and Strmec. Another branch office is located in Rakov Potok in the Stupnik municipality.

    References

    Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County Wikipedia