Živaja

Živaja
Village
Country	Croatia
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	484
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44450
Area code	044

Živaja is a village in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County, borough Hrvatska Dubica.

Geographical location

Located on the direction between the cities of Croatia Dubica and Sunja. Geographical coordinates are z. width: 45 ° 14 '45.60 ", western longitude 16 ° 43' 22.80".

Živaja village is 7 kilometers long and is one of the longest villages in this region, and further. It spreads over around 30 square kilometers. One could say that its position, along with home Općinom H. Dubica, located in the space between two rivers, the Sava and Una, which during its limited space in the form of irregular letters "V" or better put, a horseshoe shape. The village was "ušorenog type"(dense housing), and houses in the proper series on both sides of the road. The road is all part of his almost flat. Only in a few places are very mild, a bare eye almost insensibly two, three, one might say "climb". On the right side, parallel to the road in the direction of south-east north-west (direction Hr.Dubica-Sisak) extends the railroad, away from the road at about 400 m. This part of the streak and the road is nearly flat and ideal lowland part. The right of the streak in the same flat, lowland continues to be a part of 1.5-2 km, to the great forest farms that extends back in the same valley to the Sava River. The left part of the road about 50-100 m is also the same plane on which supplements a gentle hills difference in altitude is not greater than 10-20 compared to his village and this flat, and not too steep. Upon leaving the hilltops and again extends a plain, plateau, which extends about 4-5 km and descends in pounje(river valley Una).

Population

According to the latest census of 2001. The village has 484 inhabitants. On the list in 1991. The Živaja had 726, and 1981. The 800 inhabitants. There are approximately 290 houses.

History

Of individual documents on populate population in this area, the Banovina, there is one from the year 1687. The document Croatian ban Nikola Erdödy call Zagreb Bishop Martin Borkovića to allow colonization by Serbs Bović and Kirin, which were in possession bishops. Sometime later Petrinjska count Erdödy Francis, the year 1693. sets Prince Peter Draskovic for chief Serbs in Slabinji and other surrounding areas. Lower Banovina had their possessions the family of Croatian nobles Keglević. Because of their possessions around Blinje they were with the sukobljavali constantly Turks. For this reason, Croatian aristocrat Peter Keglević inhabits Wallachian families around Petrinja. The year 1697. leads Vlahe wrong. That same year, Serbs are settled in and around Sunja. Two years later, in 1699. year, was inhabited Živaja.

After II. World War II population in the village focused mainly agricultural production and livestock breeding as the primary branches. Country is processed at a very primitive way, using animals is a lot of human work. Were to chipped households, with a small number of livestock and small land parcel. Owing to its very difficult work, people were able to vegetate and recover from the terrors of war (1945 whole village was in ash). Productivity was very weak, and the daily work hard and tiring. Because of proximity to city centers (Petrinja, Sisak, Zagreb) and the existence of traffic connections with those cities, industrialization development, the late fifties and early sixties of the last century, people are increasingly went to work in factories. A large part of male population was employed in the cities. Thanks to daily migrations of people are, in addition to working in factories, managed to sustain agricultural production and even the more they build on a higher level. As time odmicalo all over the went young people in the cities of the training. Given the popularity of the then no life at the village and on agriculture, after schooling the young are mainly employed and remained in the cities.

During the period of 1975.-1991. The average age of the population in the village are increase which says that the working-age population largely fled the village. From the list of 1981.g. with 800 inhabitants, there was a drop to 726 on the list 1991.g.

Traffic connections

Through the village Živaja passing road traffic categorized as the state of roads and carrying the label D224.

The railroad that passes parallel to the village, the distance of about 300 meters from the construction zone villages, classified in the category of tracks from the importance of international trade. As part of the track railway line streak on the Pan-European Corridor X official labels M1, a part of this streak (branch) bears the label M104 and the full name of her Zagreb Main Station - Sisak-Novska. Further direction of this streak is Vinkovci, state borders, Serbia.

Živaja village is a place that has a station for local trains on the searches.

Distance from the village Živaja Auto-D4 road is 30 km from Croatian Dubica 6 km, Croatian Kostajnica 18 km, Sisak 35 km, Zagreb, 88 km, Banja Luka 92 km, 310 km Belgrade, Sarajevo 326 km, 353 km Budapest, Vienna 470 km, 993 km Rome, Paris 1495 km, London 1746 km.

Tourism

Tourism in the village Živaja is undeveloped or better to say that almost does not exist. Until 1991 the village was recognizable by his protector, Orthodox saint st.Ilija which is by tradition score each 02.kolovoza of the year holidays in mind the villages and gathering a large number of people. That day, and even a day or two earlier, households have received their guests from various regions. "Saint Ilija" so that they spoke to, gathered in the central part of the village on the plateau "Cintor" where it once stood church dedicated to the same svetcu (built-1885.g. demolished- destroyed by the profascist collaborator 1942.g.). Developing new villages there is a possibility of re-resurgence of this event in the form of tourist events.

As part of the tourism offer of the national park, nature Lonja field exists scheduled bicycle path under the label "Sunja's route 4" long, 50 km and passes through this village, in the direction of Croatian Dubica continue. Distance Lonjskog air field line is only 6 km, so it is very often here and see a bird park residents, as well as gnijezdilišta fruit. Road distance to Lonjsko's field is about 30 km.

Endurance capacity such as the proximity of the park Lonja field, near the river Una and Sava, a great hunting ground, various sources of drinking water, the beauty of Landscape, pointing to the development of this village could develop and rural tourism.

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