Popovača

Popovača

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Coordinates: 45 ° 34 ′ 11 " N , 16 ° 37 ′ 30" E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Sisak-Moslavina

Area :

219.4 km²

Residents :

11,905 (2011)

Population density :

54 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 044

Postal code :

44317

License plate :

KT

Structure and administration
(as of 2017)

Community type :

city

Mayor :

Josip Mišković ( HSP )

Website :

www.popovaca.hr

Popovača is a city and a municipality ("općina") in Croatia . According to the 2011 census, the city in the Sisak-Moslavina County has 12,701 inhabitants and is around 65 km from the Croatian capital Zagreb .

geography

Popovača is located in the north of the Sisak-Moslavina County. The city belongs to the historical region of Moslavina and is a good 70 km away from the Croatian-Bosnian-Herzegovinian border . Popovača is located east of the Česma River and the municipality of Velika Ludina . Nearby larger cities are Sisak and Kutina . Affiliated localities belonging to Popovača are Ciglenica , Donja Gračenica , Donja Jelenska , Donja Vlahinička , Gornja Gračenica , Gornja Jelenska , Moslavačka Slatina , Osekovo , Podbrđe , Popovača, Potok , Stružec and Voloder .

Ethnic composition

According to the 2011 census, Popovača has a total of 11,905 inhabitants, 6,013 of whom are male and 5,892 female.

history

In the area of the Popovača commune, traces of 18 million year old plants and animals were found during excavations in Gornja Jelenska.

The first traces of human life go back to early history . The proximity to ancient Sisak (Siscia) favored the settlement on the edge of the Sisak – Kutina road, where a large complex of villas was built at the time of the Roman Empire . In addition to the excavations in Osekovo, archaeological material of Roman origin was found in other places in today's Popovača municipality, such as Donja Gračenica and Voloder.

Transport and infrastructure

Popovača is located on the Zagreb – Belgrade road , which is developed as the A3 Autocesta in Croatia from Zagreb via Slavonski Brod to the border town of Lipovac on the Croatian-Serbian border. Furthermore, the Državna cesta D36 leads from Popovača via Sisak to Karlovac in central Croatia .

The station in Popovača connects the city with the railway line from (Zagreb–) Dugo Selo - Vinkovci , which continues to Belgrade. Trains run by the HŽ run daily from Zagreb to Novska / Vinkovci.

Personalities

Josip Frank (1844–1911), Croatian nationalist politician who represents Popovača in the Croatian Parliament
Zvonimir Červenko (1926-2001), General of the Croatian Armed Forces during the Croatian War, lived in Popovača

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the inhabitants by city / municipality 2011. In: Census in Croatia 2011. December 2012, accessed on July 17, 2017 (Croatian).
↑ Arrival and departure boards for Deutsche Bahn at Popovača station. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on July 17, 2017 .

[1] Results of the inhabitants by city / municipality 2011. In: Census in Croatia 2011. December 2012, accessed on July 17, 2017 (Croatian).

[2] Arrival and departure boards for Deutsche Bahn at Popovača station. Deutsche Bahn AG, accessed on July 17, 2017 .