Križ is a village and a municipality of western
Moslavina
Moslavina (), also known as Monoszló in Hungarian, is a microregion in Croatia centered on the central mountain of Moslavačka gora. It is administratively divided by the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main cit ...
, located southeast from Zagreb, near
Ivanić-Grad
Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.
Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:
* by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
* by train on direction Zagreb - Sl ...
. In the
2011 Croatian census
Eleven or 11 may refer to:
*11 (number)
* One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith
*''Eleve ...
, the population of the Križ municipality numbers 6,963 people, with 1,821 residents in the village itself.
Settlements
In the 2011 census, the total municipality population was 6,963, 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, 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, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ( composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it ...
(
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (; or ; ) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Kingdom of Croatia (Habs ...
after the
compromise of 1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (, ) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereign ...
), in the
Croatian Military Frontier
The Croatian Military Frontier ( 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 16th century out of ...
, Warasdin-Kreutzer Regiment N°V. In 1920, the town was the centre of
peasant rebellion
This is a chronological list of revolts organized by peasants.
Background
The history of peasant wars spans over two thousand years. A variety of factors fueled the emergence of the peasant revolt phenomenon, including:
* Tax resistance
* So ...
.
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, and adorned with 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 of the time.
Economy
On the southern municipality border, there is the forest "Žutica" with an 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 the Križ municipality in an area of 118 square kilometres. The largest companies in the Križ municipality are DIN Novoselec and Elektra Križ (Electric power distribution company). When Croatia became an independent state, new oppurtunities were available and today, there exist many privately owned businesses.
Education
Education has always had an historic role in the region. A church school existed as far back as the 17th century. In 1790, the first general public school was opened and in 1884, a library and reading-room was added.
Notable people
Milka Trnina
Milka Trnina (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 for ...
, 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