Ludbreg
Ludbreg | |
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City | |
| Grad Ludbreg | |
 Batthyany Castle | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Center of the World[1] | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin |
| Government | |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,478 |
| • City itself | 3,603 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | http://www.ludbreg.hr |
Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011).[2]
History
For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular place of pilgrimage. In 1320 the city was mentioned for the first time as Castrum Ludbreg. The name of the town comes probably from a crusader named Lobring, who founded the settlement. The renovated Castle of Batthyány is home to a well-known restoration workshop. Ludbreg is also a region of vineyard cultivation (especially Riesling and Graševina).[3]
The town became famous after the eucharistic miracle, that happened in the castle chapel in 1411 and was investigated and confirmed by pope Leo X in 1513.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ludbreg was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Municipality
The following settlements comprise the Ludberg municipality:[2][4]
- Apatija, population 250
- Bolfan, population 413
- Čukovec, population 322
- Globočec Ludbreški, population 491
- Hrastovsko, population 760
- Kućan Ludbreški, population 186
- Ludbreg, population 3,603
- Segovina, population 37
- Selnik, population 844
- Sigetec Ludbreški, population 667
- Slokovec, population 257
- Vinogradi Ludbreški, population 648
Notable people
- Rudolf Fizir (1891–1960), airplane constructor[5]
- Mladen Kerstner (1928–1991), writer[6]
- Tomislav Mužek (born 1976), opera singer
- Vladimir Filipović (1906–1984), philosopher[7]
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Center of the World". Touristic Board of Ludbreg (in Croatian). Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ludbreg". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Tourist Board of Ludbreg
- ^ Official Website of Ludbreg
- ^ www.villa-pape.com/famous-croatians
- ^ Mladen Kerstner in the library of Ludberg
- ^ Zenko, Franjo: Novija hrvatska filozofija, Zagreb, 1995.
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