Petrinja

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Petrinja
Town
Grad Petrinja Town of Petrinja
Park and St. Lawrence church in Petrinja
Petrinja Location of Petrinja in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 16°16′42″E / 45.44056°N 16.27833°E / 45.44056; 16.27833
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia (Banovina)
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Government
• Mayor	Magdalena Komes (HDZ)
Area [1]
• Town	379.3 km2 (146.4 sq mi)
• Urban	39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Town	19,950
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	12,963
• Urban density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44 250
Area code	044
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	petrinja.hr

Petrinja (Croatian pronunciation: [pětriːɲa]) is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County.

On December 29, 2020, the town was hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 M_w, causing significant damage to the town.