Garešnica

Location of Garešnica in Croatia

Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,472 inhabitants, of whom 85% are Croats.

Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora mountain, 17 km (10.56 mi) northeast of Kutina, on the main road Kutina - Veliki Zdenci - Virovitica. It was first mentioned in 1527. The church Visitation of Our Lady was built in 1752 and has still a lot of original inventory.

The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence.

Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Garešnica municipality:

• Ciglenica, population 368
• Dišnik, population 343
• Duhovi, population 111
• Garešnica, population 3,874
• Garešnički Brestovac, population 908
• Gornji Uljanik, population 116
• Hrastovac, population 479
• Kajgana, population 271
• Kaniška Iva, population 466
• Kapelica, population 546
• Mala Bršljanica, population 48
• Mali Pašijan, population 190
• Malo Vukovje, population 122
• Rogoža, population 248
• Tomašica, population 365
• Trnovitički Popovac, population 392
• Uljanički Brijeg, population 26
• Uljanik, population 287
• Velika Bršljanica, population 228
• Veliki Pašijan, population 344
• Veliki Prokop, population 48
• Veliko Vukovje, population 251
• Zdenčac, population 441

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Garešnica was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Notable people

• Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer
• Ivo Robić (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
• Milojko "Mike" Vucelić (1930–2012), NASA engineer
• de (born 1958), philosopher

External links

• Official website