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Garešnica

Coordinates: 45°34′N 16°56′E / 45.567°N 16.933°E / 45.567; 16.933
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Garešnica is located in Croatia
Garešnica
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Location of Garešnica in Croatia

Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,472 inhabitants, of whom 85% are Croats.[1]

Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora mountain, 17 km (10.56 mi) northeast of Kutina, on the main road Kutina - Veliki Zdenci - Virovitica. It was first mentioned in 1527. The church Visitation of Our Lady was built in 1752 and has still a lot of original inventory.[2]

The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence.[3]

Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Garešnica municipality:[4]

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Garešnica was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Notable people

Notes

  1. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ www.croatia.hr über Garešnica
  3. ^ Četvrtak, 17.01.2008.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Garešnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

45°34′N 16°56′E / 45.567°N 16.933°E / 45.567; 16.933

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