From Lasinja, cycling routes lead to the quiet banks of the Kupa, where several beaches are available for swimming.
When planning a personal trip, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Lasinja.
Nature and Routes
Cycling routes 48 and 50 start in Lasinja’s central square and are 14 kilometres long in total. Route 51, known as the Little Circle of Lasinja, is 5.7 kilometres long. The county tourist board describes the Lasinja cycling routes as comprising 13.5 kilometres of asphalt and 2.5 kilometres of gravel.
The Kupa in the Lasinja area is considered rich in fish. Grass carp, carp, catfish and pike are found there; this supports angling tourism. The county tourist board invites visitors to explore the Kupa in the Lasinja area in a traditional wooden boat. The Pod pećinom bathing area in Lasinja was the venue for several years for Riječno kino, a film event held on the riverbank.
Culture and History
The Kćeri Srca Isusova enclosed convent has existed in Lasinja since 2007 and is the only convent of this order in Croatia. The convent’s Sacred Heart Church has an area for believers who wish to pray with the nuns.
The Lasinja Ethno Museum is housed in a traditional wooden house and displays men’s and women’s traditional costumes, traditional furniture and household items. Interested visitors can visit it by arrangement.
In the centre of Lasinja, a memorial on the ruins of the parish church commemorates 21 defenders and 21 civilians. Lasinja Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and was rebuilt in 2000 after the previous church was destroyed in 1991. Several chapels are also part of the town’s religious heritage.
The Lasinja culture is named after the archaeological site of Talijanovo brdo in Lasinja; the municipality dates it to 4300–3950 BC. It developed in the area of Lasinja and spread across continental Croatia, the Posavina region of Bosnia, Slovenia, Carinthia and Hungary around Lake Balaton.
