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.
Geography
Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora mountain, northeast of Kutina, on the crossroad of D45 (Kutina – Veliki Zdenci) and D26 (Vrbovec – Daruvar) state roads.
The flows to the west of the town into the Ilova, which flows to the east of the town, near the confluence of the Toplica.
History
It was first mentioned in 1527. The church Visitation of Our Lady was built in 1752 and has still a lot of original inventory.www.croatia.hr über Garešnica
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Garešnica was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence.Četvrtak, 17.01.2008.
Settlements The following settlements comprise the Town of Garešnica:
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
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. 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.
Notable people Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter (born 1958), philosopher
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