Garešnica
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Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. There are 11,630 inhabitants, 82% which are Croats.
Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavacka Gora mountain, 17 km 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.[1]
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[edit] Municipality
The following villages comprise the Garešnica municipality:
Ciglenica (Garešnica), Dišnik, Duhovi (Garešnica), Garešnica, Garešnički Brestovac, Gornji Uljanik, Hrastovac, Kajgana, Kaniška Iva, Kapelica, Mala Bršljanica, Mali Pašijan, Malo Vukovje, Rogoža, Tomašica (Garešnica), Trnovitički Popovac, Uljanički Brijeg, Uljanik, Velika Bršljanica, Veliki Pašijan, Veliki Prokop, Veliko Vukovje and Zdenčac.
[edit] Famous people
- Ivo Robić (1923-2000), singer and songwriter
- Boris Buden (1958-), philosopher, later Austria
- Slavko Kolar (1891-1963), writer.
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