In the bottom of rich in grapes hillocks Zrinska hill, in lower Kupa River basin, settle Petrinja - town of the turbulent and rich Croatian pasts.
First written tracks about Petrinja as the inhabited place is that who speaks about privileges what Slavonic duke Koloman assigns to citizens 1240.
This old medieval Petrinja emerges in the age of warfare's with Turks and loses her every material track.
Location of today Petrinja chooses 1592. Turkish army leader Hasan pasa Predojevic who, on the estuary Petrinjcica to Kupa, raises the fortress because of further conquests of this area.
Christian armies of Austrian countries and army of Croatian civil governor first time conquer Petrinja at 10. August 1594, on Lovrencevo, and therefore these given stations Thanksgiving God, and holy Lovro become the protector of town Petrinja.
From the September 1595, Petrinja fortress remain permanently in Croatian hands and becomes the key fortress in picked lower Kupa River basin.
In the age of Military borderlands Petrinja is significantly military, culturally and economic center. Then starts the fast development of trade and in the town settles increasingly craftsman which becomes organized in pottery, butcher, textile, and tailor and so called the German guild, Queen Marie-Therese festive charter from 1777 give the town properly the maintenance of fairs four ways yearly.
The town square in front of the church of Holy Lovro later, during Napoleon Illyria, outgrows in the gorgeous park are planted rare decorative bushes and trees, and by the end of 19 Century in the center parka are set the pavilion while has been in the beginning 20 Century, when the town have got the waterworks, park is decorated and unique fountain.
Petrinja has been far-famed along Training-school, whom constant work starts 1862, and from 1962. Petrinja become and college town because then has been established the first college the pedagogic academy.
21. September 1991 Petrinians are throughout the Serbian aggression are expelled from one's century-old fireplaces, and in the town devastated shells and hatred remains the fear, death and smoke.
Petrinians, fights in 12 home guard regiment and other formations of Croatian Army and police, shiny action "Storm" liberates Petrinja at 6. August 1995.