Brest Pokupski is a village in Banovina region of Croatia. The settlement is administratively located in the Town of Petrinja and the Sisak-Moslavina County. According to the 2011 census it has 279 inhabitants.[3] It is connected by the D30 state road. The village was damaged to a notable extent in the 2020 Petrinja earthquake and the subsequent shaking. Some of the damage was caused by soil liquefaction, a rare phenomenon observed for the first time in Croatia since the 1880 Zagreb earthquake.[4]

Brest Pokupski
Village
Brest Pokupski is located in Croatia
Brest Pokupski
Brest Pokupski
Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 16°15′25″E / 45.453327°N 16.256976°E / 45.453327; 16.256976
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalityPetrinja
Area
 • Total10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total292
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44250
Area code044

Sources edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Brest Pokupski". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Likvefakcija u Hrvatskoj nije viđena punih 140 godina. Zašto se otvorilo tlo na Baniji i što nas sada čeka?". Novi list (in Croatian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.