Kutina is a town in central

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, the largest settlement in the hilly region of

Moslavina Moslavina () is a microregion in Croatia, administratively divided into the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina (central Moslavin ...

, in the

Sisak-Moslavina County Sisak-Moslavina County ( hr, Sisačko-moslavačka županija) is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2021 ...

. The town proper has a population of 13,735 (2011), while the total municipal population is 22,760. The settlement of Kutina was first mentioned in the historical records in 1256. It is the industrial center of the region with

petrochemical industry The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector. Comp ...

– 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 ocal newspaperand Radio Moslavina ocal 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 Lonjsko Polje (English: ''Lonja Field'') is the largest protected wetland in both Croatia and the entire Danube basin. It covers an area of , extending along the river Sava from the areas east of Sisak, the lower course of the river Lonja for ...

nature park, baroque

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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

, where a visitor can take a sip of Croatian and regional genuine wine Škrlet (Skrlet). The settlements in the administrative area are: *

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, population 665 *

Batina Batina ( hu, Kiskőszeg) is a port village on the right bank of the Danube in Baranja, Croatia. Its elevation is 105 m. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Geography Batina is locate ...

, population 205 * Brinjani, population 253 * Čaire, population 33 * Gojlo, population 377 *

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, population 971 * Ilova, population 821 * Jamarica, population 410 * Janja Lipa, population 206 * Katoličke Čaire, population 232 * Kletište, population 116 * Krajiška Kutinica, population 73 * Kutina, population 13,735 * Kutinica, population 58 * Kutinska Slatina, population 578 * Međurić, population 485 * Mikleuška, population 140 * Mišinka, population 116 *

Repušnica Repušnica is a village in central Croatia located west of Kutina Kutina is a town 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), wh ...

, population 1,838 * Selište, population 282 * Stupovača, population 440 * Šartovac, population 383 * Zbjegovača, population 346

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Kutina was a district capital in the

Bjelovar-Križevci County The Bjelovar-Križevci County ( hr, Bjelovarsko-križevačka županija; hu, Belovár-Kőrös vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands ...

of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Sister city

* Mátranovák –

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Notable people born in Kutina

Dubravka Ugrešić Dubravka Ugrešić (; born 27 March 1949) is a Yugoslav and later Croatian writer. A graduate of University of Zagreb, she has been based in Amsterdam since 1996 and refuses to identify as a Croatian writer. Early life and education Ugrešić ...

– Croatian writer, winner of 2010

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, 2000 Heinrich Mann Prize, and 1988

NIN Prize The ''NIN'' Award ( sr, Ninova nagrada, italics=yes, Нинова награда), officially the Award for Best Novel of the Year, is a prestigious Serbian (and previously Yugoslavian) literary award established in 1954 by the ''NIN'' weekly an ...

, among others. *

Franjo Mihalić Franjo Mihalić (; 9 March 1920 – 14 February 2015) was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marath ...

– Yugoslav long-distance runner, Olympic silver medalist in marathon and cross country World champion *

Dane Korica Danijel Korica (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Корица, born 10 June 1945), better known by his nickname ''Dane'' in his home country, is a Serbian retired long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is ...

– long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics * Matija Vražić Sraz - professional League of Legends flamer and feeder (bronze since 1994.) *

Marijana Petir Marijana Petir (born 4 October 1975) is a Croatian politician, former Member of the European Parliament. Biography She stems from the village of Mustafina Klada in Moslavina. Petir graduated from the Faculty of Science in Zagreb and the Facul ...

- Croatian politician, a

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{{Coord, 45, 28, N, 16, 47, E, region:HR_type:city, display=title Kutina Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County Bjelovar-Križevci County