Garešnica

Garešnica

Garešnica

Town in Bjelovar-Bilogora, Croatia

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]

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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.[4]

The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence.[5]

Settlements

The following settlements comprise the Town of Garešnica:[6]

Town of Garešnica: Population trends 1857–2021
population
7629
7918
8513
11632
13371
14189
14546
15462
15048
15154
14281
12503
12336
12186
11630
10472
8624
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly 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

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 [de] (born 1958), philosopher

Notes

  1. [1]
    Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. [2]
    "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    www.croatia.hr über Garešnica Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Četvrtak, 17.01.2008. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Garešnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. [8]
    "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. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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