Dugo Selo
| Dugo Selo | |
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| Grad Dugo Selo | |
Church of Saint Martin in Dugo Selo
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 Dugo Selo
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| Coordinates: 45°48′21″N 16°13′59″E / 45.80583°N 16.23306°ECoordinates: 45°48′21″N 16°13′59″E / 45.80583°N 16.23306°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| County |
 Zagreb
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stipo Velić (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 17,466 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,453 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal codes | 10370 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Vehicle registration | ZG |
| Website | http://www.dugoselo.hr |
Dugo Selo is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.
Dugo Selo (lit. Long Village) is a 20 km drive from Zagreb city centre.
The town covers an area of 51 km² and it consists of numerous settlements. The summit of the hill Martin Breg is situated in the northern part of the town. Most neighborhoods of Dugo Selo are located on the Martin Breg slopes.
Dugo Selo is usually considered an exurb of Zagreb. It is also a part of Zagreb metropolitan area.
The railway lines from Zagreb, to Koprivnica and to Novska connect to each other at a major railway station, which is located in the southern part of town. All three lines are part of Pan-European Corridors Vb and X respectively.
The main thoroughfare of Dugo Selo is State route D41 (Zagreb-Koprivnica), an east-west heavily travelled two-lane road. Because of the proximity, a substantial amount of inhabitants commute to Zagreb, thereby creating congestion on D41 during peak hours. The congestion on the Dugo Selo's part of D41 is mild. State route D28 used to go through Dugo Selo before the B28 expressway was built.
In the 2011 census, the city of Dugo Selo has a total population of 17,466, in the following settlements:
City government, court, police, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Dugo Selo.
Dugo Selo has a misdemeanor court, a municipal court, a police station, a hospital and a post office.
The town's post code is 10370.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Dugo Selo was a district capital in the Zagreb County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Ever since the beginning of the 20th century main occupation of this region has been agriculture. Today in addition to land cultivation people also grow wine and fruit on the slopes of Martin Breg. The very beginning of the century also saw the development of industrial and trade activities. At that time brick-making and wood-processing facilities were first built, followed by bake-house and metal processing plant. The class of tradesmen and merchants emerged and these activities – trade, services and hospitality industry – remain the most important to this day. Making of bread, cakes and pastries (“Mipel”) is the most outstanding, together with individual agricultural production.
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