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]
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- 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
- de (born 1958), philosopher
Notes
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- ↑ Četvrtak, 17.01.2008.
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