Turopolje

Turopolje (Croatian pronunciation: [tûropoʎe]) is a region in Croatia between the capital city Zagreb and Sisak.

Turopolje forms part of Posavina, a region south of Zagreb bordering the right banks of the Sava River on the east, and the Vukomericke Gorice hills to the southwest.

The name Turopolje stems from the Croatian and Old Slavic word Tur 'aurochs' (Bos primigenius), a type of wild cattle present in the area during the Middle Ages.

Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze Age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Lekenik, Vukojevac, Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička.

The village of Vukojevac is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak.