Garešnica
Garešnica | |
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Town | |
  Garešnica Location of Garešnica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 16°56′E / 45.57°N 16.94°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Bjelovar-Bilogora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josip Bilandzija (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,472 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| (municipality total) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43280 |
| Area code | 043 |
| Website | Grad Garešnica |
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]
- Ciglenica, population 368
- Dišnik, population 343
- Duhovi, population 111
- Garešnica, population 3,874
- Garešnički Brestovac, population 908
- Gornji Uljanik, population 116
- Hrastovac, population 479
- Kajgana, population 271
- Kaniška Iva, population 466
- Kapelica, population 546
- Mala Bršljanica, population 48
- Mali Pašijan, population 190
- Malo Vukovje, population 122
- Rogoža, population 248
- Tomašica, population 365
- Trnovitički Popovac, population 392
- Uljanički Brijeg, population 26
- Uljanik, population 287
- Velika Bršljanica, population 228
- Veliki Pašijan, population 344
- Veliki Prokop, population 48
- Veliko Vukovje, population 251
- Zdenčac, population 441
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
- Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer
- Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
- Milojko "Mike" Vucelić (1930–2012), NASA engineer
- Boris Buden (born 1958), philosopher
- Filip Vujić (born 1997), world champion savate fighter.
Notes
- ^ "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.
- ^ www.croatia.hr über Garešnica Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Četvrtak, 17.01.2008. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Garešnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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