Petrinja is a town in central Croatia near Sisak, in the historic region of Banovina, administratively part of Sisak-Moslavina County. On 29 December 2020 it was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that caused substantial destruction across the town.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Petrinja (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 19,950 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 45.4375, longitude 16.29
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 106 m
P2046 (area)
area 379.3 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 19950 (2021)
View the Source2. Petrinja (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1240
The first written record of Petrinja as an inhabited settlement is the one about the benefits awarded to the inhabitants of Petrinja by the Slavonian duke Koloman in 1240.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1240
The first written record of Petrinja as an inhabited settlement is the one about the benefits awarded to the inhabitants of Petrinja by the Slavonian duke Koloman in 1240.
Source text, founding-year: 1240
The first written record of Petrinja as an inhabited settlement is the one about the benefits awarded to the inhabitants of Petrinja by the Slavonian duke Koloman in 1240.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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