Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County

45°47′N 15°47′E / 45.79°N 15.78°E / 45.79; 15.78Country CroatiaCounty ZagrebGovernment • MayorDario Zurovec (Fokus) • City CouncilArea • Town39.8 km² (15.4 sq mi) • Urban2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi)Population • Town18,221 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi) • Urban1,363 • Urban density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code01Vehicle registrationZGWebsitegrad-svetanedelja.hr

Sveta Nedelja or, until 1991, Sveta Nedjelja (lit. 'Holy Sunday' or 'Saint Kyriaki') is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is one of the provincial satellite towns in Zagreb's metropolitan region.

Geography

Sveta Nedelja is situated west of Zagreb near the town of Samobor. It has an exit on the A3 motorway, which passes northwest-southeast through the town, and Franjo Tuđman 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:^[3]

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 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.

Monuments and Sightseeing

There are several monuments and buildings for sightseers in the Town of Sveta Nedelja:

• Baroquesqe Holy Trinity 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^[4]

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 municipal area. Opening a new elementary school in Strmec is planned in the near future.

Culture

Local Klapa Barun organizes^[5] annual Klapa meetings in Sveta Nedelja (Croatian: Klape u Svetoj Nedelji; Susret klapa u Svetoj Nedelji) with different host-locations every year.^[6]

Notable People

• Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić (1724–1787) - Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook Arithmatika Horvatzka (published in Zagreb, 1758)

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