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Petrinja
Town in Continental Croatia, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrinja (Croatian pronunciation: [pětriːɲa]) is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County.
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Grad Petrinja Town of Petrinja | |
![]() Park and St. Lawrence church in Petrinja | |
Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 16°16′42″E | |
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Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Magdalena Komes (HDZ) |
Area | |
• Town | 379.3 km2 (146.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 19,950 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 12,963 |
• Urban density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 44 250 |
Area code | 044 |
Vehicle registration | SK |
Website | petrinja |
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On December 29, 2020, the town was hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 Mw, causing significant damage to the town.