Konjščina () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
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 ...
, northern
Croatia
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. 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:
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Bočadir, population 159
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Bočaki, population 198
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Brlekovo, population 56
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Donja Batina Donja Batina may refer to:
* Donja Batina, Zlatar, a village near Zlatar, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia
* Donja Batina, Konjščina, a village near Konjščina, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia
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, population 89
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Donja Konjščina, population 139
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Galovec, population 127
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Gornja Konjščina, population 117
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Jelovec, population 158
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Jertovec, population 730
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Klimen, population 139
* Konjščina, population 1,019
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Kosovečko, population 101
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Krapina Selo, population 147
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Pešćeno, population 150
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Sušobreg, population 222
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Turnišće, population 239
In the same census, an absolute majority of population were
Croats
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.
Konjščina is connected by the
D24 highway and
R201 railway.
History
The city is known for the nearby fort
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wasserburg'' (water castle) a fort surrounded by much water. In 1544,
Nikola IV Zrinski
Nikola IV Zrinski or Miklós IV Zrínyi (, ; 1507/1508 – 7 September 1566), also commonly known as Nikola Šubić Zrinski (), was a Croatian- Hungarian nobleman and general, Ban of Croatia from 1542 until 1556, royal master of the treasury f ...
and
Georg von Wildenstein, fled to find safety inside after being deceived and defeated by Ottoman raiders at a battle nearby.
References
External links
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Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County
Municipalities of Croatia
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