- Turopolje
Turopolje is a region in
Croatia situated between the capital cityZagreb andSisak . The administrative center of the region Turopolje is the town ofVelika Gorica .Turopolje forms a part of
Posavina , a region to the south of Zagreb bordering the right banks of theSava river on the northeast, and theVukomeričke gorice hills to the southwest. It extends across an aluvial plain 45 km in length and up to 23 km in width. The area of the region occupies an area of about 600 km², with an avergae elevation of 110 m above sea level. Turopolje is divided into two halves by the riverOdra and its tributaryLomnica . Velika Gorica is the largest settlement and is first mentioned as "Gorica" in 1228. Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Velika Gorica, Lekenik,Vukojevac , Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Mraclin, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička.The village of
Vukojevac is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak..
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