Glina
About this place
Glina stands in the Banovina region where the Maja flows into the River Glina, 22 kilometres south-west of Petrinja and 35 kilometres from Sisak. Its orderly central street plan developed beside a bastioned earthwork built in 1735–36, before the town became the headquarters of the First Ban’s Regiment. At its heart is Jelačić Park, covering 13,585 square metres and containing 167 trees, including double rows of plane trees and horse chestnuts. Josip Jelačić ordered the eastern avenue planted while serving in Glina as a colonel between 1841 and early 1848. The town also has a defining connection with Croatia’s national anthem: in 1846, Josip Runjanin set Antun Mihanović’s poem “Horvatska domovina” to music here. The restored House of the Croatian Anthem in Kneza Branimira Street recalls that event through conserved 19th-century decoration and a staircase railing shaped with a treble-clef motif. Glina is best explored on foot, linking the park, formal street grid, anthem house and memorial sites shaped by Banovina’s difficult history.
Glina is a deliberately planned Military Frontier town whose intersecting central streets still reflect the layout created beside its 18th-century fort. The Croatian Parliament met here in 1737, and Glina later became the headquarters of the First Ban’s Regiment. The River Glina and its tributary, the Maja, define the town’s lowland position at roughly 113 metres above sea level. Classical-era houses, frontier history and the local story of Josip Runjanin and the Croatian anthem distinguish its centre from the surrounding Banovina countryside.
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church building in Petrinja, Croatia
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Things to do
Start in Jelačić Park, where the eastern avenue of plane trees recalls the years when Josip Jelačić commanded in Glina. Continue to the House of the Croatian Anthem at 13 Kneza Branimira Street; its restoration preserved 19th-century wall painting, stone stairs and a treble-clef railing. From there, walk to Hrvatski dom, where Antun Augustinčić’s sculpture “Mother and Child” stands outside, and pause at the memorial site of the former Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. Finish beside the River Glina, the waterway that gave both the town and its wider area their name.
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Getting there and around
Glina is a road junction connecting Petrinja and Sisak to the north-east, Karlovac to the west, and Dvor and the Bosnian border to the south-east. It lies 22 kilometres from Petrinja and 35 kilometres from Sisak, which is the usual onward hub for rail connections and larger regional services. The principal road through town forms part of the Karlovac–Glina–Dvor–Novi Grad corridor. Once in Glina, the compact centre makes it practical to walk between Jelačić Park, the House of the Croatian Anthem and Hrvatski dom.
Frequently asked questions
Where did Josip Runjanin compose the anthem’s melody?
In 1846, Runjanin set Mihanović’s poem “Horvatska domovina” to music in Glina; it later became Croatia’s national anthem.
How many trees are in Jelačić Park?
The 13,585-square-metre park contains 167 trees, notably plane trees and horse chestnuts.
What can visitors see at the House of the Croatian Anthem?
Its restoration preserved 19th-century painted decoration, stone stairs and the entrance portal, while the staircase railing incorporates a treble clef.
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Photo credits: Glina — Petar Milošević (CC BY 4.0) · Čuntić grad — Zdenko Franic (Public domain) · St. Lawrence church in Petrinja — Julian Nyča (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Gvozdansko Castle — Pdluke (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Sisak Cathedral — Andres rus (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Kuća za odmor Green Zen — IVICA ŠKRINJARIĆ (courtesy of the property owner) · Osijek — Rp031 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vukovar — Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Stubičke Toplice — MOs810 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Slavonski Brod — Petar Milošević (CC BY-SA 4.0)