Repušnica, Kutina

Repušnica sits on the Moslavina edge of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park and serves as one of the official gateways to its floodplain landscape. The visitor and education centre at 184 Fumićeva Street is the practical starting point for checking water levels, trail conditions and access rules. From here, the five-kilometre Haymaker Trail follows the northern retention embankment through flood meadows and grazing land, passing the Vrbačinec rest area before looping back. Birdwatching and sightings of native livestock are part of this distinctly lowland walk, while its dirt and forest sections call for sturdy shoes or rubber boots after rain. Cyclists can also leave Repušnica on the flat Wetland Trail through Repušničko polje and Čeperlin, or follow the route towards Osekovo and the old Lonja riverbed near Kostrinja. Opened in 2016 as the park’s first official entrance from the Moslavina side, the centre gives the village a special role as Kutina’s link with Lonjsko Polje. Because motor vehicles are excluded from the retention area, walking and cycling reveal Repušnica’s floodplain setting best.

Repušnica’s identity comes from the transition between settled Moslavina and the flood meadows of Lonjsko Polje. The park’s statutory spatial plan lists the village among five principal entrances, alongside Krapje, Čigoč, Kutina and Osekovo. Its visitor centre on Fumićeva Street introduces the retention basin, traditional grazing and wetland birdlife before visitors continue beyond the embankment. Water levels continually reshape the view: the same stretch may appear as damp meadow, open pasture or flooded plain. This direct relationship between the village and a managed flood-control landscape distinguishes Repušnica from other settlements around Kutina. Visitor infrastructure is not isolated at a distant attraction; it is anchored in the village centre and connected to tracks leading from Repušnica into the protected area.