Mraclin
settlement in the City of Velika Gorica, Zagreb County, Croatia
Mraclin is a village in Croatia approximately 20 kilometers south of Zagreb, near the city of Velika Gorica.
The name of Mraclin was documented as early as 1249 and 1255, as Mrachlin. The toponym is likely derived from the names of either Martinus or Marcellus, who could have been landowners in the area, or saints with a local church dedicated to them. Mraclin's church of St. Vitus was established between 1642 and 1688.
References
Bibliography
Cvetnić, Marija (December 1993). "Vidovo u Mraclinu" (PDF). Etnološka tribina (in Croatian). 23 (16). Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb: 133–137.
The public source identifies “Mraclin” as settlement in the City of Velika Gorica, Zagreb County, Croatia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mraclin, settlement and City.
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