Sveta Nedelja or, until 1991, Sveta Nedjelja () is a town 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
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. It is one of the provincial
satellite town
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s in
Zagreb
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's
metropolitan region
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.
Geography
Sveta Nedelja is situated west of
Zagreb
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near the town of
Samobor
Samobor () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part of Zagreb County.
Geography
Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills (), the eas ...
. It has an exit on the
A3 motorway, which passes northwest-southeast through the town, and
Franjo Tuđman
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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:
*
Bestovje, population 2,402
*
Brezje, population 1,506
*
Jagnjić Dol, population 486
*
Kalinovica, population 385
*
Kerestinec, population 1,433
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Mala Gorica, population 623
*
Novaki, population 2,091
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Orešje, population 1,043
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Rakitje, population 2,301
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Srebrnjak, population 128
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Strmec, population 3,907
* Sveta Nedelja, population 1,338
*
Svetonedeljski Breg, population 177
*
Žitarka, population 239
Administration
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
Rimac Automobili (, ) is a Croatian automotive manufacturer headquartered in Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County, Sveta Nedelja, Croatia, that develops and produces electric car, electric sports cars. Its sister company, Rimac Technology (part of the R ...
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.
In May 2020, the city of Sveta Nedelja, in cooperation with the Croatian cryptocurrency company Electrocoin, became one of the first cities in the world to enable cryptocurrency payments for municipal services.
Monuments and sightseeing
There are several monuments and buildings for sightseers in the Town of Sveta Nedelja:
*Baroquesqe
Holy Trinity
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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
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
Samobor () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part of Zagreb County.
Geography
Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills (), the eas ...
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 () with different host-locations every year.
Notable people
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Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić (1724–1787) –
Catholic
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priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook, (published in Zagreb, 1758)
References
External links
Town of Sveta Nedelja Official websiteSveta Nedelja live news portal
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Populated places in Zagreb County
Cities and towns in Croatia