Moslavina (), also known as Monoszló in Hungarian, is a microregion in

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centered on the central mountain of Moslavačka gora. It is administratively divided by the counties of

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, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina (central Moslavina), with 24,000 citizens. Other important centres are

Ivanić-Grad Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. Geography Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected: * by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac) * by train on direction Zagreb - Sl ...

(western Moslavina),

Čazma Čazma is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina. Geography Čazma is situated 60 kilometers east of Zagreb and only 30 kilometres from the center of the region - Bjelovar. Čazma is situated on the slopes of ...

, Garešnica and

Popovača Popovača is a town in Croatia in the Moslavina geographical region. Administratively it is part of the Sisak-Moslavina County. History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Popovača was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of ...

. Moslavina borders Banovina and Turopolje to the south-west, Kalničko Prigorje and

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to the north and

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to the east. Spomenik revoluciji-Podgaric

The region has a significant amount of natural resources. It also home to part of the nature park Lonjsko Polje, a wetland which is currently under consideration to become a

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site. The region is home of the companies Petrokemija and Selk, and over 6,000 people in the area are employed in the

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Name

The name originates from the days of the Kingdom of Croatia, coming from the older name of Moslavačka gora; ''Mons Claudius''.

Territorial division

Moslavina as a region is divided by the territorial-political structure of the Republic of Croatia between Zagreb, Bjelovar-Bilogora and Sisak-Moslavina counties. Despite the division, Moslavina has an identity based on common history, customs, culture and the backbone of economic activities, which is geographically defined by the Moslavačka gora mountain and the associated rivers with it as well as the low-lying swamplands of Lonjsko polje. The following municipalities and towns are considered part of Moslavina: *

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 ...

** Kloštar Ivanić ** Križ ** Dubrava Moslavacka Gora Garic

Bjelovar-Bilogora county Bjelovar-Bilogora County (; ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in central Croatia. The central city of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman Empire, O ...

** Garešnica ** Hercegovac ** Velika Trnovitica ** Ivanska ** Berek *

Sisak-Moslavina county Sisak-Moslavina County () is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to the 2021 census, it is inhabited by 140, ...

Velika Ludina Velika Ludina is a village and a municipality in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia. In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 2,625, in the following settlements: * Gornja Vlahinićka, population 271 * Grabričina, population 40 * Gra ...

** Kutina ** Lipovljani

Sources

Moslavina
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External links

Lonjsko Polje Nature Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Regions of Croatia {{CentralCroatia-geo-stub

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Territorial division

See also

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