Koprivnica-Križevci County
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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. It was first mentioned in 1272 in a document by prince Ladislav IV 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 Military Frontier
in the 16th century during the wars with the Ottoman Turks
. After Maria Theresa
'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
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 Bela III but it was divided into two parts which developed at different rates.
After centuries of division, empress Maria Theresa
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
to Rijeka
.
The modern Križevci is oriented towards entrepreneurship, while preserving its eight beautiful churches (one is a cathedral
), built mostly in the Middle Ages
.
The county also includes a third town, Đurđevac, but its population is much smaller than the main two (8,862 in 2001).
The Koprivnica-Križevci County borders on the Međimurje County in the north, Varaždin County
in the northwest, Zagreb County
in the southwest, Bjelovar-Bilogora County
in the south and Virovitica-Podravina County
in the southeast.
The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, presided by Milivoj Androlić (SDP) and composed as follows:
Based on election results in 2005.
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in northern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica
Koprivnica
Koprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...
and Križevci.
Koprivnica
Koprivnica
Koprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...
is the official capital of the county. It was first mentioned in 1272 in a document by prince Ladislav IV 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 Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
in the 16th century during the wars with the Ottoman Turks
Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
. After Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
'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
Podravka
Podravka is a food company based in Koprivnica, Croatia. It produces the rather well-known product Vegeta, amongst thousands of other products in its diverse catalogue.Podravka brands:*Vegeta and Warzywko - original condiment...
food industry, and is known worldwide for its Vegeta
Vegeta (food)
Vegeta is a condiment which is a mixture of spices and various vegetables invented in 1959 by a Bosnian Croat scientist Zlata Bartl, and has become a product sold worldwide....
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 Bela III but it was divided into two parts which developed at different rates.
After centuries of division, empress Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
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
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
to Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
.
The modern Križevci is oriented towards entrepreneurship, while preserving its eight beautiful churches (one is a cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
), built mostly in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
.
The county also includes a third town, Đurđevac, but its population is much smaller than the main two (8,862 in 2001).
The Koprivnica-Križevci County borders on the Međimurje County in the north, Varaždin County
Varaždin County
Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...
in the northwest, Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
in the southwest, Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovar-Bilogora County is a county in central Croatia.The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions...
in the south and Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitica-Podravina county is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name Podravina...
in the southeast.
Administrative division
Koprivnica-Križevci county is divided into:- City of KoprivnicaKoprivnicaKoprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...
(county seat) - Town of Križevci
- Town of Đurđevac
- Municipality of DrnjeDrnjeDrnje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 Croatian census, there are 2,156 inhabitants in the municipality, Croats forming an absolute majority at 96%. They live in 3 settlements:...
- Municipality of Đelekovec
- Municipality of FerdinandovacFerdinandovacFerdinandovac is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,107 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of GolaGola, Koprivnica-Križevci CountyGola is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,760 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority.-Demographics:...
- Municipality of Gornja RijekaGornja RijekaGornja Rijeka is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.According to the 2001 census, there are 2,035 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of HlebineHlebineHlebine is a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. It consists of two villages, Hlebine and Gabajeva Greda.-Population:Its population is earns its living primarily from agricultural production. The population has been decreasing continuously for a number of years...
- Municipality of KalinovacKalinovacKalinovac is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,725 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of KalnikKalnikKalnik is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 1,361 inhabitants in the area.-References:...
- Municipality of Kloštar PodravskiKloštar PodravskiKloštar Podravski is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,603 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of Koprivnički BregiKoprivnicki BregiKoprivnički Bregi is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,549 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of Koprivnički IvanecKoprivnicki IvanecKoprivnički Ivanec is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,361 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of LegradLegradLegrad is a municipality in northern Croatia, located north of Koprivnica and east of Ludbreg in the Koprivnica–Križevci County. There are 2,764 inhabitants in the municipality, absolute majority of which are Croats, besides whom there is also a Hungarian minority...
- Municipality of MolveMolveMolve is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,194 inhabitants in the area.-External links:* http://www.molve.hr/* http://www.molvarci.net/* http://www.molvarci.net/forum/...
- Municipality of Novigrad PodravskiNovigrad PodravskiNovigrad Podravski is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,161 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming a majority at 93%....
- Municipality of Novo VirjeNovo VirjeNovo Virje is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,412 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority.-External links:*...
- Municipality of PeteranecPeteranecPeteranec is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,848 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of Podravske SesvetePodravske SesvetePodravske Sesvete is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,778 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority....
- Municipality of RasinjaRasinjaRasinja is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in northern Croatia in the Koprivnica–Križevci County, located halfway between Koprivnica and Ludbreg....
- Municipality of SokolovacSokolovacSokolovac may refer to*Sokolovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, village in the municipality of Dežanovac in Croatia*Sokolovac, Koprivnica-Križevci County, village and municipality in Croatia...
- Municipality of Sveti Ivan ŽabnoSveti Ivan ŽabnoSveti Ivan Žabno is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,628 inhabitants in the area, Croats forming an absolute majority at 98%....
- Municipality of Sveti Petar OrehovecSveti Petar OrehovecSveti Petar Orehovec is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,137 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority. The municipality was formed in 1993....
- Municipality of VirjeVirjeVirje is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,197 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority. St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of this municipality....
County government
Current leadership- Župan (prefect): Darko Koren (HSS)
- Deputy župan: Vladimir Šadek (HSS)
- Deputy župan: Vjekoslav Flamaceta (SDP)
The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, presided by Milivoj Androlić (SDP) and composed as follows:
- HSS-SDP: 27
- Croatian Peasants Party (HSS)
- Social Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
(SDP)
- Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
(HDZ): 10 - DC-HDSS: 2
- Democratic Centre (DC)
- Croatian Democratic Peasants Party (HDSS)
- HSLS-HNS-LS-HSU: 2
- Croatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS) - Croatian People's Party (HNS)
- Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Croatia)Liberal Party was a Croatian political party active between January 1998 and April 2006. During its existence the party ran in two general elections and in each election won two seats in the 151-seat Sabor. LS was a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party...
(LS) - Croatian Party of PensionersCroatian Party of PensionersThe Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling...
(HSU)
- Croatian Social Liberal Party
Based on election results in 2005.
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the population was 124,467, of which 96.0% was Croat, 1.9% was Serb, and 0.9% was ethnically uncommitted.External links
- Koprivničko-križevačka županija Official website
- Koprivnica-Krizevci county tourist board