Križ is a village and a municipality of western
Moslavina
Moslavina () is a microregion in Croatia, administratively divided into the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina (central Moslavin ...
, located southeast from Zagreb, near
Ivanić-Grad
Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad ( is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina.
Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:
* by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
* by train ...
. In the
2011 Croatian census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, the population of the Križ municipality numbers 6,963 people, with 1,821 residents in the village itself.
Settlements
The total municipality population is 6,963, distributed in the following settlements:
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Bunjani, population 636
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Donji Prnjarovec, population 71
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Gornji Prnjarovec, population 369
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Johovec, population 144
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Konšćani, population 166
* Križ, population 1,821
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Mala Hrastilnica, population 91
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Novoselec
Novoselec is a village in central Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, image_map ...
, population 1,362
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Obedišće, population 580
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Okešinec, population 422
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Razljev, population 131
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Rečica Kriška, population 346
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Širinec, population 256
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Šušnjari, population 133
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Velika Hrastilnica, population 166
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Vezišće, population 269
History
Križ is an historic place and centre of "Ivanić region". The history of Križ, or "Križ pod Obedom" as it was once called, is closely tied to the history of "Ivanić Grad and Kloštar Ivanić", even though Križ has some unique roots, too. As customary in the past, the place was named after a sacral monument – the church of the Assumption of the
Holy Cross. "Križ" (meaning Cross) is indirectly mentioned for the first time in 1334 when it was recorded as one of
Zagreb Diocese parishes.
Until 1918, Križ (named ''MILITAER KRIZ'' before 1850) was part of the
Austrian monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
(
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the
compromise of 1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...
), in the
Croatian Military Frontier
The Croatian Military Frontier ( hr, Vojna krajina or ') was a district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the Habsburg monarchy, first during the period of the Austrian Empire and then during Austria-Hungary.
History
Founded in the late 1 ...
, Warasdin-Kreutzer Regiment N°V. In 1920, the town was the centre of
peasant rebellion
This is a chronological list of conflicts in which peasants played a significant role.
Background
The history of peasant wars spans over two thousand years. A variety of factors fueled the emergence of the peasant revolt phenomenon, including:
...
.
Monuments and Sightseeings
Archaeological finds in Sipćina, near Okešinec, tells us that people used to inhabit this region very early in the past.
In the fire that caught the old parish church in 1714 the central altar was burnt and six years later in 1720 it was replaced with a new altar featuring priceless wooden sculptures one of the most beautiful in the whole northern Croatia. Valuable are also pieces made of gold from the 18th and 19th centuries. Around the church there is a hundred-year old park created in 1894 as an imitation of the English landscape architecture.
Economy
On the southern municipality border there is the forest "Žutica" with oil field. The forest Veliki Jantak known as the hunting ground stretches to the east.
Today around 7,000 people live in 16 settlements of Križ municipality covering the area of 118 square kilometres. For the economy of the region the most important companies are DIN Novoselec and Elektra Križ (Electric power distribution company). When Croatia became an independent state, new possibilities were offered and today there exist many new privately owned businesses.
Education
Education has always had an important role in the region. A school existed as far back as the 17th century. It was the church school. In 1790 the first general public school was opened and in 1884 the library and reading-room.
Notable people
Milka Trnina
Milka Ternina (born Katarina Milka Trnina, pronounced ; 19 December 1863 – 18 May 1941) was a Croatian dramatic soprano who enjoyed a high reputation in major American and European opera houses. Praised by audiences and music critics alike f ...
, an opera singer, was born in
Vezišće,
a village located in the Križ municipality.
References
External links
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DIN NovoselecKriž tourist blog
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Populated places in Zagreb County
Municipalities of Croatia