Križevci (; ; ; ) is a town in northern

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with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the town itself (2011), It is the oldest town in its county, the

Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci County ( ; ) is a county 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 include ...

History

The first mention of "Upper Križevac" was in 1193 by

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, when it was given the status of a Royal Borough in 1252 by the ban (count) Stephan, and which was confirmed by King

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a year later. "Lower Križevac" developed somewhat slower than its twin town: it became a free royal city in 1405, thanks to king

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Bloody Sabor of Križevci Bloody Sabor of Križevci or Bloody Parliament Session or Križevci Bloody Assembly (; ) was an organised killing of the former Croatian ban Stephen II Lackfi and his followers by King Sigismund in Križevci, Croatia, on 27 February 1397.

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priest and martyr Saint Marko of Križevac, who died at the hands of

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in 1619, and was subsequently canonized because of his martyrdom. His feast day is celebrated on September 7. After centuries of separation, Empress

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united Lower and Upper Križevac into "Križevci" in 1752 (the word ''Križevci'' is plural of ''Križevac''). The town was attacked during the wars with the Turks, but regained its prominence in 1871 when the newly built railway passed through it connecting

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and

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. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Križevci was the district capital of the

Bjelovar-Križevci County The Bjelovar-Križevci County (; ) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Transleithania), the Hungarian part of th ...

in the

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. These days, while the city has become a hub of entrepreneurship, it still enjoys many of the most valuable and ancient monuments in the county (both in the town itself and the wider region). Križevci has nine

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es (seven Roman

, one

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and one

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), some of them dating back to the

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. In the oldest Gothicbr>Church of Holy Cross in Križevci
there are important

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frescoes and a marble altar dating from the 18th century (by Francesco Robba). Also of artistic and cultural interest is the parish church of St. Anne from the 17th century. Of particular note is the impressive and culturally significant

br>Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
the seat of the

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since 1789. The cathedral was designed by some of

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's finest architects. Its facade was rebuilt by Bartol Felbinger in 1817; while an internal reconstruction was executed in the

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style by

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in 1892-97. The iconostasis and the frescoes are the work of several important Croatian painters, including

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and Bela Čikoš-Sesija. Križevci Synagogue was built in 1895. It was robbed and gutted by the fascist government in 1941, and turned into a cultural center by the communist government after the end of World War II. It was renovated in 2014 and now mainly serves as a Tourist Information Center. The town museum exhibits a rich archeological, ethnographic and cultural-historical collection.

Geography

Križevci is a town in the

. Because of its close proximity to

(57 km), Križevci is becoming a "satellite suburb" of the national capital. It enjoys a central position in the region due to its close proximity to all the regional centers:

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(31 km),

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(33 km) and

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(48 km). The town's importance has always depended on its status as a crossroads. It was known in antiquity and in the

because of its location along one of the main caravan routes; in fact, there was a famous "King's Coloman Road" that passed through Križevci, connecting

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and

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. In the more recent times it became a major transport hub: roads connecting

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and the region around Kalnik and

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were all already built in the 18th century; the railroad between Hungary and Zagreb, that goes through Koprivnica and Križevci (1870.), and to Bjelovar (1894). Today, the town remains an important center connecting Bjelovar and Koprivnica, and other major regional centers. Križevci is 140 m above sea-level, where the southern part of Kalnik begins. Topographically, it lies on Pleistocene foundations, between swamped alluvial valleys of the brook Vrtlin from the east and the brook Koruska from the west. Relief, geological-petrografical structure, convenient climate and abundance of water, all contribute to the economic and demographic development of the town. The city has been affected by major demographic and economic regional changes, most notably due to increased industrialization and the consequent decline in agricultural production, and rural communities, with the population move to Križevci.

Climate

Since records began in 1961, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station at an elevation of was , on 6 August 2012. The coldest temperature was , on 16 January 1963.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,

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form an absolute majority at 96.6% with

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making up for 2.1% of the population. The list of settlements in the administrative area of Križevci is: *

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, population 350 * Beketinec, population 38 *

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, population 219 * Bukovje Križevačko, population 316 * Carevdar, population 438 *

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, population 546 * Čabraji, population 153 * Dijankovec, population 188 * Doljanec, population 53 * Donja Brčkovčina, population 165 * Donja Glogovnica, population 129 * Donji Dubovec, population 34 * Đurđic, population 267 * Erdovec, population 207 * Gornja Brčkovčina, population 160 * Gornja Glogovnica, population 115 * Gornji Dubovec, population 8 * Gračina, population 209 * Ivanec Križevački, population 308 * Jarčani, population 97 * Karane, population 229 * Kloštar Vojakovački, population 366 * Kostadinovac, population 14 * Križevci, population 11,231 * Kučari, population 31 * Kunđevec, population 11 * Lemeš, population 111 * Lemeš Križevački, population 183 * Majurec, population 423 * Male Sesvete, population 46 * Mali Carevdar, population 19 * Mali Potočec, population 169 * Mali Raven, population 15 * Marinovec, population 103 * Mičijevac, population 69 *

Novaki Ravenski Novaki is the name of several villages. It may refer to In Croatia * Novaki, Sveta Nedelja, near Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County * , near Dubrava, Zagreb County * Novaki, Virovitica-Podravina County, near Sopje * Novaki, Varaždin County, near Mar ...

, population 178 * Novi Bošnjani, population 81 * Novi Đurđic, population 130 * Osijek Vojakovački, population 205 * Pavlovec Ravenski, population 101 * Pesek, population 271 * Pobrđani Vojakovački, population 35 * Podgajec, population 21 * Poljana Križevačka, population 396 * Povelić, population 86 * Prikraj Križevački, population 194 * Ruševac, population 182 * Srednji Dubovec, population 93 * Stara Ves Ravenska, population 31 * Stari Bošnjani, population 105 * Sveta Helena, population 309 * Sveti Martin, population 91 * Špiranec, population 151 * Većeslavec, population 143 * Velike Sesvete, population 87 * Veliki Potočec, population 399 * Veliki Raven, population 219 * Vojakovac, population 234 * Vujići Vojakovački, population 57 * Žibrinovec, population 113

Education

Križevci is home to the Križevci College of Agriculture, founded in 1860 as the Royal Agriculture and Forestry College.

Culture

Križevci is home to a monument to the 37 people from the town who died in the

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entitled the ''Mother of the Fallen Hero''.

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is ''HPD "Kalnik"'', which had 56 members in 1936 under the Josip Heršak presidency. Membership rose to 69 in 1937. Membership rose to 97 in 1938.

Notable people

* Dubravko Detoni - composer *

Ivan Andrija Makar Ivan Andrija Makar of Makarska ( 1640–1700) was a 17th-century Croatian general, Habsburg Military Frontier commander, Križevci capitancy commander and haramije leader. Biography Makar was born in Kreževci, somewhere around 1640. He b ...

- 17th century Croatian and Habsburg soldier *

Julije Drohobeczky Julije Drohobeczky (; 5 November 1853 – 11 February 1934) was a Ruthenian and Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop from 1891 to 1917 (in fact – until 1914) of the Eastern Catholi ...

- bishop *

Sidonija Rubido Countess Sidonija Rubido Erdődy (1819–1884) was Croatia's first opera primadonna and an important member of the Illyrian movement. Life Sidonija Rubido Erdődy was born on 2 February 1819 in a small castle on Razvor estate, near a place cal ...

- first Croatian opera singer *

Branko Hrg Branko Hrg (born 26 September 1961) is a Croatian politician and former leader of the Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party (, HSS) is an agrarianism, agrarian List of political parties in Croatia, political party in Croatia foun ...

- politician *

Dora Kalaus Dorotea "Dora" Kalaus Žulj (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia surprisingly took bronze ...

- handball player *

Larissa Kalaus Larissa Kalaus (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for Kisvárdai KC and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship and the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia t ...

* Marcel Kiepach - inventor *

Marko Krizin Marko Stjepan Krizin ( 1588 – 7 September 1619), or Marko Križevčanin (, ) was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest, professor of theology and missionary, who was active in the 17th century. In the course of the struggle between Catholicis ...

- catholic saint *

Franjo Marković Franjo Marković (or Franjo pl. Marković; July 26, 1845 in Križevci, Croatia, Križevci – September 15, 1914 in Zagreb) was a Croats, Croatian philosopher and writer. He was an academician, the first professor of philosophy at the renovated ...

- writer *

Antun Nemčić Antun Nemčić Gostovinski (; 14 January 1813 – 5 September 1849) was a Croatian writer. He was born in Edde, Hungary. He graduated law in Zagreb. As a trainee lawyer, notary and a district judge he served in Križevci, Osekovo, Novi Marof and ...

- writer *

Dragutin Novak Dragutin Karlo Novak (16 February 1892 – 31 October 1978) was the first person in what is now Croatia to make a heavier-than-air flight by flying a plane constructed by Slavoljub Eduard Penkala on 22 June 1910. Novak flew in an airplane made b ...

Vanessa Radman Vanessa Radman (born 1974) is a Croatian actress. Biography Vanessa Radman was born in 1974 in Križevci, Croatia, Križevci. As a high school student she moved with her parents and sister Maša to the German city Wuppertal. She is well know ...

Alfred Švarc Alfred Švarc or Schwarz, composer and lawyer, was born on April 24, 1907, in Križevci, Croatia, Austria-Hungary where he died on November 21, 1986. Biography While still a child he "discovered his musicality" and started to learn the piano a ...

Marko Tomas Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard an ...

- basketball player *

Ljudevit Vukotinović Ljudevit Farkaš Vukotinović (13 January 1813 – 17 March 1893) was a Croatian politician, writer and naturalist. He was born in Zagreb. He studied philosophy in Szombathely, and law in Zagreb and Bratislava, where he graduated. In 1836, he ...

Branko Zorko Branko Zorko (born 1 July 1967) is a Croatian retired middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Zorko competed in the 1500 metres in five Olympic Games, from 1988 to 2004, making it through to the semi-finals in 1992 and 1996. H ...

Drago Grdenić Drago Grdenić (31 August 1919 – 7 September 2018) was a Croatian chemist and academician and the founder of X-ray crystallography in Croatia. Over the course of his career he determined the structure of a number of mercury complexes and organome ...

Antonio Radić Antonio Radić (born 16 June 1987), better known as agadmator (), is a Croatian YouTuber and chess player. He has one of the most popular chess channels on YouTube, and was the most subscribed chess YouTuber from 2018 to late 2021, when he was su ...

(born 1987), known for his YouTube chess channel 'agadmator'. * Magda Logomer, herbalist.

References

External links

Križevci official site

News Portal of Križevci

Open University Križevci

History, culture, locations, personage of Križevci in multimedia
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