Sisak
Sisak | |
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| Grad Sisak City of Sisak | |
From top: Veliki Kaptol; Center left: Antun Gustav Matoš monument, Holland Storehouse; Center right: Sisak Fortress, Roman ruins of Siscia; Bottom: Old bridge over the Kupa river | |
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Flag Seal | |
Interactive map of Sisak | |
Sisak Location of Sisak within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′14″N 16°22′34″E / 45.48722°N 16.37611°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia (Pokuplje, Posavina) |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domagoj Orlić (HDZ) |
| • City Council | |
| Area | |
• City | 421.4 km2 (162.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32.0 km2 (12.4 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 989.50 km2 (382.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 40,121 |
| • Density | 95.21/km2 (246.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,859 |
| • Urban density | 871/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | HR-44 000, HR-44 010 |
| Area code | +385 44 |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 |
| - Total | €2.169 billion / $2.169 billion |
| - Per capita | €65,507 / $67,740 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.930 – very high |
| Patron saints | Quirinus of Sescia |
| Website | sisak |
Sisak (pronounced [sǐːsak]; also known by other alternative names) is a city in central Croatia, spanning the confluence of the Kupa, Sava and Odra rivers, 57 km (35 mi) southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, and is usually considered to be where the Posavina (Sava basin) begins, with an elevation of 99 m. The city's total population in 2021 was 40,185 of which 27,886 live in the urban settlement (naselje).
Sisak is the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia's biggest river port and a centre of river shipping industry (Dunavski Lloyd). It lies on the D36 state road and the Zagreb-Sisak-Novska railway. Sisak is a regional economic, cultural and historical center. The largest oil refinery in Croatia is located in Sisak.