Petrinja
Petrinja | |
|---|---|
| Grad Petrinja Town of Petrinja | |
St. Lawrance church | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 16°16′42″E / 45.44056°N 16.27833°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Magdalena Komes (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| 379.3 km2 (146.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 19,950 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12,963 |
| • Urban density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44 250 |
| Area code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
| Website | petrinja |
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Petrinja (pronounced [pětriːɲa]) is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County.
On December 29, 2020, the town was hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 Mw, causing significant damage to the town.