Moslavina

Moslavina
Slopes of Moslavačka gora at Vrtlinska
Etymology: Croatian: Moslavina
Hungarian: Monoszló
Moslavina on a map of Croatia colored in red.
Moslavina on a map of Croatia colored in red.
Country Croatia
Population
 (2021)c
 • Total84 204
a Moslavina is not designated as an official region, it is a geographic region only.

Moslavina (Croatian pronunciation: [mǒslaʋina]), also known as Monoszló in Hungarian, is a microregion in Croatia centered on the central mountain of Moslavačka gora. It is administratively divided by the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina (central Moslavina), with 24,000 citizens. Other important centres are Ivanić-Grad (western Moslavina), Čazma, Garešnica and Popovača. Moslavina borders Banovina and Turopolje to the south-west, Kalničko Prigorje and Bilogora to the north and Slavonia to the east.

Monument to the Revolution of the people of Moslavina in Podgarić.

The region has a significant amount of natural resources. It also home to part of the nature park Lonjsko Polje, a wetland which is currently under consideration to become a UNESCO World Heritage site. The region is home of the companies Petrokemija and Selk, and over 6,000 people in the area are employed in the electronics industry.


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