Rasinja

46°11′06″N 16°42′00″E / 46.185°N 16.7°E / 46.185; 16.7Area • City106.0 km² (40.9 sq mi) • Urban15.6 km² (6.0 sq mi)Population • City2,631 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi) • Urban730 • Urban density47/km² (120/sq mi)Websiterasinja.hr

Rasinja is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in northern Croatia in Koprivnica–Križevci County, located halfway between Koprivnica and Ludbreg.

Population

The municipality's total population is 3,267 (2011 census), in the following settlements:^[3]

• Belanovo Selo, population 38
• Cvetkovec, population 210
• Duga Rijeka, population 141
• Gorica, population 138
• Grbaševec, population 32
• Ivančec, population 63
• Koledinec, population 170
• Kuzminec, population 299
• Ludbreški Ivanac, population 62
• Lukovec, population 44
• Mala Rasinjica, population 34
• Mala Rijeka, population 31
• Prkos, population 50
• Radeljevo Selo, population 113
• Rasinja, population 876
• Ribnjak, population 50
• Subotica Podravska, population 510
• Velika Rasinjica, population 17
• Veliki Grabičani, population 103
• Veliki Poganac, population 234
• Vojvodinec, population 52

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Rasinja was part of Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Religion

Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George in the village of Veliki Poganac was built in 1722 and its bell tower was erected in 1751.^[4] Adjacent parochial house was built in 1879.^[4] Church's iconostasis was erected and painted in 1779.^[4] Church was declared protected cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia in 1965.^[4]

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