Pohajdin bunar
The place
Pohajdin bunar ("Pohajdin Well") in Zagreb county, Velika Gorica/Turopolje area (Turopolje plain south of Zagreb, Croatia), at 170 m elevation, Sava alluvial plain. Continuous Croatia cluster (batches 232-405). Traditional rural well/shelter on the Turopolje plain (Turopolje, a 100 km² flood-prone farming plain + Velika Gorica, 65,000 residents + Zagreb, 700,000 residents, capital of HR + the Sava, 990 km, iconic South Slavic river + Turopoljci/Croat heritage (South Slavic people, 4 M Croats, Croatian language + Turopoljci, historic free commune of noble peasants from the 14th c., iconic privilege granted by Bela IV in 1225 + iconic Kingdom of Croatia founded 925 under Tomislav I + Union with Hungary 1102, Pacta Conventa, 800 years + iconic Ottoman Empire 16th-18th c. + Habsburgs 1526-1918, Vojna Krajina Militärgrenze + iconic Yugoslavia 1918-1991, Tito 1943-1980, WWII partisans + iconic 1991-1995 war of independence, 20,000 dead, siege of Vukovar 25 August-18 November 1991, iconic Homeland War + Operation Storm August 1995 + iconic EU accession 1 July 2013 + NATO 1 April 2009 + euro 1 January 2023 + iconic Turopolje pig, native breed, agricultural heritage + iconic Nikola Tesla 1856-1943, Smiljan + Ruđer Bošković 1711-1787, iconic + iconic Croatia football team, 2018 World Cup final, 2022 3rd place, Modrić, iconic).
The setting
Zagreb Velika Gorica/Turopolje Turopolje plain S of Zagreb Croatia 170 m Sava alluvial plain, continuous cluster batches 232-405, traditional rural well/shelter Turopolje plain + Turopolje 100 km² flood-prone + Velika Gorica 65,000 + Zagreb 700,000 capital + Sava 990 km iconic South Slavic river, Turopoljci/Croats South Slavic 4 M Croatian + Turopoljci historic free commune noble peasants 14th c. iconic privilege Bela IV 1225 + Kingdom of Croatia 925 Tomislav I + Union with Hungary 1102 Pacta Conventa 800 years + Ottomans 16th-18th c. + Habsburgs 1526-1918 Vojna Krajina Militärgrenze + Yugoslavia 1918-1991 Tito 1943-1980 WWII partisans + war of independence 1991-1995 20,000 dead siege of Vukovar 25 Aug-18 Nov 1991 Homeland War iconic + Operation Storm August 1995 + EU 1 July 2013 + NATO 1 April 2009 + euro 1 January 2023 + Turopolje pig native breed + Tesla 1856-1943 Smiljan iconic + Bošković 1711-1787 iconic + Croatia football 2018 World Cup final 2022 3rd place Modrić iconic.
