Turopolje () is a region in
Croatia
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situated between the capital city
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...
and
Sisak. The administrative center of the region Turopolje is the town of
Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica (; meaning "Great Vineyard/Forest") is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census the city itself has a population of 31,341, while the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabita ...
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Geography
Turopolje forms a part of
Posavina
Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning fro ...
, a region to the south of Zagreb bordering the right banks of the
Sava river on the east, and the
Vukomericke Gorice hills to the southwest. It extends across an alluvial plain 45 km in length and up to 23 km in width. The area of the region occupies an area of about 600 km
2, with an average elevation of 110 m above sea level. Turopolje is divided into two halves by the river
Odra and its tributary
Lomnica
Lomnica () is a village in Despotovac municipality, in the Pomoravlje District of Serbia.
Geography
Lomnica is located 10 kilometers from the town of Despotovac and about 7 kilometers from Manasija Monastery. It is situated at (roughly) about ...
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Etymology
The name ''Turopolje'' stems from the Croatian and Old Slavic word ''Tur'', i.e.
aurochs (''Bos primigenius''), a type of wild cattle present in the area during the
Middle Ages
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History
Velika Gorica is the largest settlement and is first mentioned as ''Gorica'' in 1228. Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze Age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Lekenik,
Vukojevac, Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička.
The village of
Vukojevac is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak.
Culture
There is a pig breed from the region named the
Turopolje pig which is very delicious.
Sources
Turopoljeat enciklopedija.hr
Geography of Zagreb
Regions of Croatia
Geography of Zagreb County
Geography of Sisak-Moslavina County
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