Garešnica

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Garešnica

Garešnica is located in Croatia
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Garešnica
Garešnica (Croatia)

Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,466 inhabitants (census 2011). As of 2001, 82% of the inhabitants are Croats.

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.

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

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Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Garešnica municipality:

  • Ciglenica, population 366
  • Dišnik, population 345
  • Duhovi, population 100
  • Garešnica, population 3,873
  • Garešnički Brestovac, population 907
  • Gornji Uljanik, population 117
  • Hrastovac, population 482
  • Kajgana, population 271
  • Kaniška Iva, population 462
  • Kapelica, population 543
  • Mala Bršljanica, population 49
  • Mali Pašijan, population 193
  • Malo Vukovje, population 122
  • Rogoža, population 249
  • Tomašica, population 356
  • Trnovitički Popovac, population 389
  • Uljanički Brijeg, population 26
  • Uljanik, population 274
  • Velika Bršljanica, population 230
  • Veliki Pašijan, population 346
  • Veliki Prokop, population 45
  • Veliko Vukovje, population 250
  • Zdenčac, population 443

Famous people

  • Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
  • Boris Buden (1958-), philosopher, later Austria
  • Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (in Croatian and English) (HTML). Statistical Reports (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup21_1198.html. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  2. ^ www.croatia.hr über Garešnica
  3. ^ Četvrtak, 17.01.2008.
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Coordinates: 45°34′N 16°56′E / 45.567°N 16.933°E / 45.567; 16.933

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