Pregrada is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
and
municipality
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in
Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina-Zagorje County (, hr, Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.
The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old ...
in
Croatia
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. In the 2011 census, there were 6,594 inhabitants in the following settlements:
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Benkovo, population 326
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Bregi Kostelski, population 269
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Bušin, population 139
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Cigrovec, population 414
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Donja Plemenšćina, population 138
* Gabrovec, population 59
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Gorjakovo, population 344
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Gornja Plemenšćina, population 273
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Klenice, population 80
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Kostel, population 137
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Kostelsko, population 244
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Mala Gora, population 169
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Marinec, population 118
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Martiša Ves, population 19
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Pavlovec Pregradski, population 229
* Pregrada, population 1,828
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Sopot, population 330
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Stipernica, population 172
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Svetojurski Vrh, population 166
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Valentinovo, population 163
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Velika Gora, population 86
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Vinagora, population 41
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Višnjevec, population 174
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Vojsak, population 157
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Vrhi Pregradski, population 395
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Vrhi Vinagorski, population 124
In the 2011 census, the absolute majority were
Croats
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.
History
The name Pregrada is first mentioned on August 9, 1334 in the statutes of the Zagreb Kaptol. The parish is certainly much older, because it was listed as the oldest one in the Archdiocese of Zagorje.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Pregrada was a district capital in the
Varaždin County
Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.
Geography
The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Maro ...
of the
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; hu, Horvát-Szlavónország or ; de-AT, Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation with ...
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Twin towns - twin cities
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Jánoshida –
Hungary
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References
External links
Pregrada official sitePregrada.info - Unofficial Pregrada news portal
Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County
Varaždin County (former)
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