Brest Pokupski Explained

Official Name:Brest Pokupski
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.4533°N 16.257°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Continental Croatia (Banovina)
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Sisak-Moslavina
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Petrinja
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.5
Elevation M:107
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:292
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:44250
Area Code:044

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. 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.[2]

Sources

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  2. Web site: Likvefakcija u Hrvatskoj nije viđena punih 140 godina. Zašto se otvorilo tlo na Baniji i što nas sada čeka?. 17 January 2021. Novi list. hr. 3 February 2021.