Veleševec is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in Located 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 village lies in the northeastern part of the country, approximately 29 km southeast of the capital city of

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

. Veleševec rests at an elevation of 98 meters above sea level, and, according to the 2011 Census, the village is home to a population of 430 residents in 170 households. Administratively, it is part of the

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of Orle. The terrain around Veleševec is mostly flat. The highest point nearby is at an elevation of 245 meters, located 18.1 km southwest of Veleševec. There are approximately 80 people per square kilometer in the vicinity of Veleševec, indicating a moderately dense population. The nearest major city is

Velika Gorica Velika Gorica () 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, and the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabitants. Velika Gorica is the centre ...

, situated 16.4 km west of Veleševec. The surrounding area of Veleševec is predominantly rural. The climate is

hemiboreal Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or boreal) zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems. Botany A hemiboreal forest has some characteristics of a boreal forest to the north, an ...

. The average temperature is 11°C. The hottest month is July, at 22°C, and the coldest is January, at -2°C. Annual rainfall averages 1,474

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s per year, with the wettest month being September, with 192 millimeters of rain, and the driest being March, with 88 millimeters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Velesevec Populated places in Zagreb County