Lužnica, Croatia

Lužnica
Naselje

Lužnica castle
Lužnica
Coordinates: 45°51′58″N 15°46′48″E / 45.86611°N 15.78000°E / 45.86611; 15.78000Coordinates: 45°51′58″N 15°46′48″E / 45.86611°N 15.78000°E / 45.86611; 15.78000
Country Croatia
County Zagreb County
Town Zaprešić
Area[1]
  Settlement 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2001)[2]
  Settlement 62
  Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 10290
Area code(s) 01

Lužnica is a settlement (naselje) in the town of Zaprešić, Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, it had 62 inhabitants,[2] spread over an area of 1.93 square kilometers (0.75 sq mi).[1] It is thus the smallest settlement by population in Zaprešić.[2] Lužnica is the location of the Lužnica Castle, a baroque castle and touristic point of interest built in 1791 and owned by the Convent of St. Vincent de Paul. The nuns operate nursing home for the elderly. The castle was previously owned by Croatian nobility, namely the Čikulin, Moscon and Rauch families.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Prostorno razvojne i resursne značajke: Naselja". Zagreb County Spatial Plan (in Croatian). Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by sex and age, by settlements, census 2001 (Zaprešić)". Republic of Croatia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  3. "Lužnica". Dvorci.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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