Kerestinec
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Kerestinec | |
|---|---|
  Kerestinec | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 15°48′E / 45.767°N 15.800°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Zagreb County |
| City | Sveta Nedelja |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,489 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kerestinec is a village (naselje) west of Zagreb, in the Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County municipality, infamous for events in Croatian history. It has 1,433 inhabitants[3] living on an area of 4.71 square kilometers (1.82 sq mi).[4]
The name of Kerestinec comes from Hungarian word kereszt which stands for "cross".
According to historical sources, there was a wooden chapel of Holy Cross near the Erdödy castle, Kerestinec. Since the Erdődys were a Croatian-Hungarian noble family, a lot of Hungarian words were used in that time, and this is why Kerestinec bears such a name.
On 6 February 1573, during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt, government forces led by podban (deputy viceroy) of Croatia, Gašpar Alapić, defeated rebels in a battle near Kerestinec.[5]
The Kerestinec prison gained infamy during World War II and then again during the Yugoslav Wars.
