Garešnica

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

Garešnica
Town
Grad Garešnica
Town of Garešnica
Garešnica
Location of Garešnica in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.57°N 16.94°E / 45.57; 16.94
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora
Government
 • MayorJosip Bilandžija (HDZ)
Area
 • Total225.91 km2 (87.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,472
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 (municipality total)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43280
Area code(s)043
Websitewww.garesnica.hr
Ilovski Lug forest near Garešnica

Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora mountain, 17 km (10.56 mi) northeast of Kutina, on the crossroad of D45 (Kutina – Veliki Zdenci) and D26 (Vrbovec – Daruvar) state roads. 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]

Settlements

The following settlements comprise the Town of Garešnica:[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
  • Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer
  • Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
  • Boris Buden (born 1958), philosopher

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 Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Četvrtak, 17.01.2008. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  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.

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