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Konjščina
Konjščina () is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia. The town is about 30 km northeast of Zagreb. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 3,790 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements: * Bočadir, population 159 * Bočaki, population 198 * Brlekovo, population 56 * Donja Batina, population 89 * Donja Konjščina, population 139 * Galovec, population 127 * Gornja Konjščina, population 117 * Jelovec, population 158 * Jertovec, population 730 * Klimen, population 139 * Konjščina, population 1,019 * Kosovečko, population 101 * Krapina Selo, population 147 * Pešćeno, population 150 * Sušobreg, population 222 * Turnišće, population 239 In the same census, an absolute majority of population were Croats. Konjščina is connected by the D24 highway and R201 railway. History The city is known for the nearby fort hr">:hr:Konjščina">hr located where the Selnica Stream flows into the Krapina River. The sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D24 (Croatia)
D24 is a state road in the northwestern Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ... connecting Zlatar Bistrica on the D29 state road, near the D14 expressway Zlatar Bistrica interchange, Novi Marof on the D3 state road, the A4 motorway Novi Marof interchange and Ludbreg on the D2 state road. The road is long. Like all other state roads in Croatia, the D24 is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company. Traffic volume Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road. Road junctions and populated areas Maps Sources {{State roads in Croatia D024 D024 D024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R201 Railway (Croatia)
The Zaprešić–Čakovec railway, officially designated as the R201 railway, is a partially Railway electrification system, electrified Single-track railway, single-tracked railway line in northwest Croatia that connects the towns of Zaprešić and Čakovec, opened in 1886 in former Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The section between Zaprešić and Zabok is also Pan-European Corridor Xa, a branch part of Pan-European Corridor X. Most of the corridor passes through Hrvatsko Zagorje region, connecting the largest part of Međimurje (region), Međimurje and Hrvatsko Zagorje with Zagreb, spanning through four Counties of Croatia, counties. The line separates at the Zaprešić station from the M101 railway (Croatia), M101 railway. It is used for passenger (regional) and freight traffic. The R201 railway also connects to the R106 line (towards Krapina, Đurmanec and Croatia-Slovenia state border) in Zabok, to the L202 railway (Croatia), L202 line at Hum Zabočki, Hum Lug, the L201 railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina-Zagorje County (, ) 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 Neanderthal man in caves near the central town of Krapina. The existence of Krapina itself has been verified since 1193, and it has been a common site for castles and other country houses of Croatian, Austrian and Hungarian rulers. Other towns of the county are Zabok, Pregrada, Zlatar, Oroslavje, Donja Stubica, Klanjec. The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke spa. Also in the area are the medieval castles Veliki Tabor, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Milengrad etc. Krapina-Zagorje County borders on Varaždin County in the northeast, Zagreb County in the southwest and southeast, and the city of Zagreb in the south. The county contains many vineyards. 15% of the year, fog significantly lowers visibility in the area. Administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Croatia
Municipalities in Croatia (; plural: ''općine'') are the second-lowest administrative unit of government in the country, and along with List of cities in Croatia, cities and towns (''grad'', plural: ''gradovi'') they form the second level of administrative subdisivion, after Counties of Croatia, counties. Each municipality consists of one or more settlements (''naselja'') , which are the third-level spatial units of Croatia. Though equal in powers and administrative bodies, municipalities and towns differ in that municipalities are usually more likely to consist of a collection of villages in rural or suburban areas, whereas towns are more likely to cover urbanised areas. Law of Croatia, Croatian law defines municipalities as local self-government units which are established, in an area where several inhabited settlements represent a natural, economic and social entity, related to one other by the common interests of the area's population. As of 2023, the 21 counties of Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Croatia
Though the Croatia, Republic of Croatia administratively consists of counties of Croatia, twenty counties, it is traditionally divided into four historical region, historical and cultural area, cultural regions: Croatia proper, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. These are further divided into other, smaller regions. Historical regions Smaller regions *''Banovina (region), Banovina'' (or ''Banija)'' is a region in central Croatia, situated between the rivers Sava, Una (Sava), Una and Kupa River (Croatia), Kupa. *''Baranya (region), Baranja'' forms a small enclave between the region of Slavonia and the Republic of Hungary, it lies in the north east of Croatia. The rest of the region known as Baranja is located in Hungary. *Croatian Littoral (''Hrvatsko primorje''), the maritime region of Croatia proper *''Gorski kotar'' occupies the area between the major cities of Karlovac and Rijeka ( ''Fiume''). The regions main city is Delnice. The river Kupa River (Croatia), Kupa separates th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Castle
A water castle, sometimes water-castle, is a castle which incorporates a natural or artificial body of water into its defences.Forde-Johnston (1979), p. 163. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbodies such as island castles in a river or offshore. The term comes from European castle studies, mainly German ''Burgenkunde''. Some interpretations of the category emphasise that the use of water extends beyond a defensive purpose.Plowman (2005), p. 44. When stately homes were built in such a location, or a Wasserburg was later rebuilt as a residential manor, the German term becomes Wasserschloss, lit. "water palace/manor". Description Forde-Johnston describes such a site as "a castle in which water plays a prominent part in the defences." Apart from hindering attackers, an abundant supply of water was also an advantage during a siege. Topographically, such structures are a type of low-lying castle. Such a castle usually had only one e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Croatia, culture, History of Croatia, history and Croatian language, language. They also form a sizeable minority in several neighboring countries, namely Croats of Slovenia, Slovenia, Burgenland Croats, Austria, the Croats in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Croats in Germany, Germany, Croats of Hungary, Hungary, Croats of Italy, Italy, Croats of Montenegro, Montenegro, Croats of Romania, Romania, Croats of Serbia, Serbia and Croats in Slovakia, Slovakia. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats migrated to North and South America as well as New Zealand and later Australia, establishing a Croatian diaspora, diaspora in the aftermath of World War II, with grassroots assistance from earlier communities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sušobreg
Sušobreg is a village in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... References Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County {{KrapinaZagorje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
