Bistra is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

('' općina'') in

Zagreb County Zagreb County () is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (). According to the 2021 censu ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The municipality was established in 1995 by separating from the former Municipality of

Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...

, and its municipal seat is

Donja Bistra Donja Bistra is a village in the municipality of Bistra, Zagreb County, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Sloveni ...

. According to the

2011 Croatian census Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleve ...

, there are 6,632 inhabitants, the absolute majority of whom are

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

. They live in six settlements (''

naselja Settlements in Croatia, in Croatian ''naselje'' ( pl. ''naselja'') are the third-level spatial division of the country, and usually indicate existing or former human settlement. Each Croatian city or town (''grad'', pl. ''gradovi'') or municip ...

''): *

Bukovje Bistransko Bukovje (meaning "Beech trees") is a Slavic place name that may refer to: * Bukovje, Brežice, a village in the Municipality of Brežice, southeastern Slovenia * Bukovje, Dravograd, a village in the Municipality of Dravograd, northeastern Slovenia ...

: 395 *

: 1,438 *

Gornja Bistra Gornja Bistra is a village in Croatia. It is located on the northern slopes of the Medvednica Medvednica (, ) is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. Most of it ...

: 1,836 *

Novaki Bistranski Novaki Bistranski is a village in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the nort ...

: 763 *

Oborovo Bistransko Oborovo is a village near Rugvica, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the no ...

: 939 *

Poljanica Bistranska Poljanica Bistranska is a village in the municipality of Bistra, Zagreb County, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders ...

: 1,261

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* Populated places in Zagreb County Municipalities of Croatia Zaprešić {{ZagrebCounty-geo-stub