Koprivnica-Križevci County ( ; ) is a
county
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in
Northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities,
Koprivnica and
Križevci; Koprivnica is the official capital of the county.
The county also includes a third town,
Đurđevac
Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
History
Until 1918, Đurđevac (named ''Militär Sanct Georgen'' before 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in ...
, but its population is much smaller than the main two (8,862 in 2001).
The Koprivnica-Križevci County borders on the
Međimurje County
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in the north,
Varaždin County
Varaždin County () is a county in Hrvatsko Zagorje. 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 Marof and Varaždinske Top ...
in the northwest,
Zagreb County
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in the southwest,
Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the south,
Virovitica-Podravina County
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in the southeast and
Hungary
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in the east.
History
Koprivnica was first mentioned in 1272 in a document by prince
Ladislaus IV of Hungary and was declared a free royal town by king
Ludovic I in 1356. It has flourished as a trading place and a military fortress since that time.
The military aspect set it back when it was included in the
Croatian Military Frontier in the 16th century during the wars with the
Ottoman Turks
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. After
Maria Theresa
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's decree of 1765, however, it resumed life as a peaceful little merchant town.
Koprivnica developed significantly in the 20th century with the advent of the
Podravka food industry, and is known worldwide for its
Vegeta
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spice.
Križevci, on the other hand, as a smaller city and second mentioned in the county name, may seem like an underdog to its neighbour Koprivnica. Its first mention was from 1193 by
Béla III but it was divided into two parts which developed at different rates.
After centuries of division, empress
Maria Theresa
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united the Lower and Upper Križevac into Križevci in 1752. The town was also hit by the wars with the Turks, but it regained importance in 1871 when the railway was built through it on the way from
Budapest
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to
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
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.
Modern Križevci is oriented towards entrepreneurship, while preserving its eight beautiful
churches (one of which is a
cathedral
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), built mostly in the
Middle Ages
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.
Administrative division
Koprivnica-Križevci county is divided into:
* City of
Koprivnica (county seat)
* Town of
Križevci
* Town of
Đurđevac
Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
History
Until 1918, Đurđevac (named ''Militär Sanct Georgen'' before 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in ...
* Municipality of
Drnje
* Municipality of
Đelekovec
* Municipality of
Ferdinandovac
* Municipality of
Gola
* Municipality of
Gornja Rijeka
* Municipality of
Hlebine
* Municipality of
Kalinovac
* Municipality of
Kalnik
* Municipality of
Kloštar Podravski
* Municipality of
Koprivnički Bregi
* Municipality of
Koprivnički Ivanec
* Municipality of
Legrad
* Municipality of
Molve
* Municipality of
Novigrad Podravski
* Municipality of
Novo Virje
* Municipality of
Peteranec
* Municipality of
Podravske Sesvete
* Municipality of
Rasinja
* Municipality of
Sokolovac
* Municipality of
Sveti Ivan Žabno
Sveti Ivan Žabno is a Municipalities of Croatia, municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 Croatian census, 2011 census, there are 5,222 inhabitants in the area.
Settlements
The municipality consists of the ...
* Municipality of
Sveti Petar Orehovec
* Municipality of
Virje
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, the county had 115,584 residents. The
population density
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is 71 people per km
2.
References
External links
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