Tuhelj
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Tuhelj | |
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Municipality | |
.jpg) Tuhelj Spa in 2018 | |
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  Tuhelj Location of Tuhelj within Croatia  Tuhelj Tuhelj (Croatia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′36.84″N 15°44′49.92″E / 46.0769000°N 15.7472000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Krapina-Zagorje County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mladen Hercigonja (SDP) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,043 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 195 |
| • Urban density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49215 |
| Website | tuhelj |
Tuhelj is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia. It is famous for its spa.
The name Tuhelj comes from the Old Slavic word "tuhl", which means pit. The parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tuhelj is over 600 years old. The first written mention of the parish of Tuhelj is found in a document of the Apostolic Tribunal in Rome dated 21 October 1402. In it, judge Adam Usk states that in Tuhelj there exists "the parish church of St. Mary of Tuhelj, which has a bell tower, a bell, a baptistery and a cemetery." After the last renovation of the church, it was blessed by the Archbishop of Zagreb, Josip Bozanić, on September 23, 2001.[3] The parish church is home to a Crucifixion sculpture by Antun Augustinčić.[4]
The Municipality of Tuhelj was formed in 1993 by the Law on the Areas of Counties, Cities and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia.
