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Town in Zagreb, Croatia
Sveta Nedelja
Town
Grad Sveta Nedelja
Town of Sveta Nedelja
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Sveta Nedelja is located in CroatiaSveta NedeljaSveta NedeljaLocation of Sveta Nedelja in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°47′N 15°47′E / 45.79°N 15.78°E / 45.79; 15.78
Country Croatia
County Zagreb
Government
 • MayorDario Zurovec (Fokus)
 • City Council 15 members
Area
 • Town39.8 km (15.4 sq mi)
 • Urban2.9 km (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Town18,221
 • Density460/km (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban1,363
 • Urban density470/km (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code10431
Area code01
Vehicle registrationZG
Websitegrad-svetanedelja.hr

Sveta Nedelja or, until 1991, Sveta Nedjelja (lit. 'Holy Sunday' or 'Saint Kyriaki') is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is one of the provincial satellite towns in Zagreb's metropolitan region.

Geography

Sveta Nedelja is situated west of Zagreb near the town of Samobor. It has an exit on the A3 motorway, which passes northwest-southeast through the town, and Franjo Tuđman Street going east-west towards the Podsused Bridge.

Population

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

Administration

Rimac Concept One

Town government, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Sveta Nedelja. Head of the Town government is a Mayor (current mayor is Dario Zurovec) with head town 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
  • Baroquesqe St. Andrew chapel in Novaki
  • St. Mary Magdalena chapel in Mala Gorica
  • Monument to the victims of communist crimes

Education

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Primary education in Sveta Nedelja is covered by two elementary schools: the Sveta Nedelja Elementary School in Sveta Nedelja and the Vladimir Deščak Elementary School in Novaki. Sveta Nedelja Elementary School also has two branch offices in Kerestinec and Strmec. Another branch office is located in Rakov Potok in the Samobor municipal area. A new elementary school in Strmec is planned in the near future.

Culture

Local Klapa Barun organizes annual Klapa meetings in Sveta Nedelja (Croatian: Klape u Svetoj Nedelji; Susret klapa u Svetoj Nedelji) with different host-locations every year.

Notable people

  • Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić (1724–1787) – Catholic priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook, Arithmatika Horvatzka (published in Zagreb, 1758)

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveta Nedelja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. No ideology can bring any good
  5. "Naši klapski susreti". klapa-barun.hr (in Croatian). Klapa Barun. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. "X. Susret klapa u Svetoj Nedelji". grad-svetanedelja.hr (in Croatian). Grad Sveta Nedelja. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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