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.[3]
Garešnica | |
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| Grad Garešnica Town of Garešnica | |
 Church in Garešnica | |
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  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 Bilandžija (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Town | 226.3 km2 (87.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 8,624 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,294 |
| • Urban density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43280 |
| Area code | 043 |
| Website | garesnica |
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.[4]
The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence.[5]
Settlements
editThe following settlements comprise the Town of Garešnica:[6]
- 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
| population | 7629 | 7918 | 8513 | 11632 | 13371 | 14189 | 14546 | 15462 | 15048 | 15154 | 14281 | 12503 | 12336 | 12186 | 11630 | 10472 | 8624 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Politics
editMinority councils and representatives
editDirectly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[7] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority council of the Town of Garešnica while Czechs elected individual representative.[8]
History
editIn 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
edit- Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer
- Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
- Boris Buden (born 1958), philosopher
Notes
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.