Sesvete
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 Croatia
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| County : | City of Zagreb | ||
| Municipality : | Zagreb | ||
| Height : | 129 m. i. J. | ||
| Area : | 165.238 km² | ||
| Residents : | 59,212 (2001) | ||
| Population density : | 358 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 01 | ||
| Postal code : | 10 300 | ||
| License plate : | ZG | ||
| Structure and administration (status: 2007 out of date, see 2009 ) |
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| Community type : | district | ||
| Lord Mayor : | Milan Bandić ( SDP ) | ||
| Postal address : | Trg Stjepana Radića 1 / III 10 000 Zagreb |
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Sesvete [ ˈsɛs.ʋɛtɛ ] (German All Saints near Agram (Zagreb) ) is the eastern and largest district of Zagreb in Croatia with 52,411 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005), which administratively belongs to the capital itself, but an independent closed urban settlement area forms.
geography
The district is nine kilometers east of Zagreb's Ban Jelačić Square and is 129 meters above sea level and is part of the Medvednica , a small mountain range that separates Sesvete from the adjacent area of Hrvatsko Zagorje to the north and, like Zagreb, is also geographically located in Hrvatsko Prigorje . Settlement areas in the Sesvete district are Adamovec, Belovar, Blaguša, Budenec, Cerje, Dobrodol, Drenčec, Dumovec, Ðurđekovec, Gajec, Glavnica , Glavničica, Goranec, Jesenovec, Kašina, Kučilovina, Kučanece, Polje, Donavina, Morjače, Parjeužan, Markavina and Gornja, Popovec, Prekvršje, Prepuštovec, Soblinec, Vašašinovec, Šimunčevec, Vuger Selo, Vugrovec Donji and Gornji, Vurnovec, Žerjavinec.
Culture and sights
Sesvete was named after the Baroque parish church of All Saints ( Croatian svi sveti ) with two bell towers from the 18th century . In the city center there is a baroque mansion in which a museum has been set up.
The town of Cerje with its protected field maple trees is well worth seeing in the area . At Kozelin on Medvednica, near the town of Belovar, there is one of the longest populated localities in the area of the capital Zagreb: finds from the 2nd millennium BC were found there. BC salvaged.
The Medvednica Nature Park, not far from Sesvete, comprises part of the Medvednica Mountains (Sesvetsko Prigorje). The highest point of the mountains is the "Sljeme", where there are also numerous transmitters. The mountain can from Zagreb with a cable car to the ZET be achieved. Medvednica is a very popular local recreation destination, as it can be reached from the center of the capital within a very short time. It is also a very popular ski area in winter.
Economy and Infrastructure
The tourism is the proximity to Zagreb and to the eastern part of the Medvednicagebirges an important source of income of the city. Many trading companies have settled in Sesvete because of the excellent transport connections and generous spatial conditions. That is why numerous people from Zagreb and the surrounding area come to the district to shop every day.
Web links
- Sesvete.hr , the official website
- Sesvete Danas , Sesvete's electronic newspaper (Croatian)