Velika Gorica
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| Velika Gorica
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| General Information | |
| State Capital: | Zagreb |
| Vehicle Registration: | ZG |
| Area code: | 01 |
| Homepage: | http://gorica.hr |
| Coat of Arms | |
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 Coat of arms |
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| Map: Velika Gorica in Croatia | |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Tonino Picula (SDP) |
| Governing Party | SDP |
| Population | |
| Population: | 63,517 (2001) |
| Population density: | -/km² |
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| Area: | - km² |
| Location: | 47°74' n. Br. 16°06' ö. L. |
| Dimensions: | |
| Highest Point: | 125 m (Church) |
| Lowest Point: | - m |
Velika Gorica is a town in Zagreb county, Croatia.
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[edit] Geography
Velika Gorica lies to the south-east of Zagreb, near Zagreb Airport. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area.
Highway A11 (Zagreb-Sisak) is planned to become the western bypass of Velika Gorica. State route D31 will be the eastern bypass. It is planned that the bypasses will relieve the traffic along the overcrowded Velikogorička road, the fastest link between Zagreb and Velika Gorica as of now.
[edit] Population
The population of the city itself (urban area) is 35.256 (2001), and administrative area of the city has a total of 63,517 residents.
[edit] Administration
[edit] History
Velika Gorica was founded in the year 1278. The whole region of Turopolje has been populated since ancient times. The Roman city of Andautonia was 8 km north-east from the present-day Velika Gorica.
[edit] Economy
[edit] Notable residents and people from Velika Gorica
- Vladimir Bakarić - Croatian communist and politician in Socialist Yugoslavia
- Igor Bišćan - football player (currently at NK Dinamo Zagreb)
- Tomislav Butina - football player (currently at Olympiacos CFP)
- Mario Cvitanović - football player (currently at Energie Cottbus)
- Mato Lovrić - Croatian illustrator
- Jura Ozmec - Croatian sports commentator
- Tonino Picula - former Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Božidar Prosenjak - Croatian writer
- Sonja Smolec - Croatian writer
- Ivan Šuker - present Croatian Minister of Finance
- Robert Troha - basketball player (currently at KK Helios Domžale)
- Ivana Banfić - Croatian singer
- Jacques Houdek - Croatian singer
- Rene Medvešek - Croatian actor
[edit] Monuments and Sightseeings
There is a museum of Turopolje,and a few other monuments scattered around the city.
[edit] Education
Velika Gorica has four elementary schools and one high school. There are elementary schools "Eugena Kvaternika", "Eugena Kumičića", "Juraja Habdelića" and "Nikole Hribara", high school "Vladimir Bakarić" and accredited College Velika Gorica.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sport
Velika Gorica has two football clubs, Udarnik and Radnik and one handball club Gorica
[edit] Links
www.zgcomiblog.hr
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