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.

Sveta Nedelja
Town
Grad Sveta Nedelja Town of Sveta Nedelja
Church of the Holy Trinity in Sveta Nedelja
Coat of arms
Sveta Nedelja Location of Sveta Nedelja in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.79°N 15.78°E / 45.79; 15.78
Country	Croatia
County	Zagreb
Government
• Mayor	Dario Zurovec (Fokus)
• City Council	17 members • SDP, Ind. Dario Zurovec, Ind. Dario Prahin (9) • HDZ (6) • HSS (1) • BM 365 (1)
Area
• Town	52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Town	18,059
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Urban	1,338
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10431
Area code(s)	01
Vehicle registration	ZG
Website	www.grad-svetanedelja.hr

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:[1]

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[2]

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.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County.

• Town of Sveta Nedelja Official website
• Sveta Nedelja live news portal (in Croatian)

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