Croatian Village Bakes Its Way into record Books with three-Kilometer Strudel
Jaลกkovo, Croatia – september 7, 2025 – A Croatian village has achieved a new world record for the โlongest strudelโฃ chain, stretching an astounding three kilometers. The culinary feat, โaccomplished in Jaลกkovo, located โ66 kilometers from Zagreb, surpasses previous records and โsolidifies Croatia’s reputationโ for customaryโ baking.
This record-breaking strudel builds on a tradition of ambitious baking projects in the region.โ Jaลกkovo previously created a 1.5-kilometer strudel in a prior โฃattempt,but โฃwas ultimately bested in 2019 by the โขsettlement of Kiseljak,which assembled a 1.7-kilometer chain comprised of nearly six thousand individual strudels. The Guinness World โRecords officially recognized Kiseljak’s achievement, and Jaลกkovo’s โฃlatest effort aims to reclaim the title and โฃshowcase Croatian culinary heritage.
The strudel was created on โคSeptember 7, 2025, with the support of local bakers andโ community members. The final product, documented by damir Sencar / AFP or Licensors, representsโข a meaningful undertaking and a celebration of Croatian pastry traditions. guinness World Records has been notified and is inโฃ the process of verifying the new record.
