Hlebine
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Hlebine
Hlebine (Croatia)
Hlebine is the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia. It consists out of two villages, Hlebine and Gabajeva Greda.
[edit] Population
Its population is mostly agricultural. Population is decreasing continuously over the years. As of 2001, Hlebine had 1470 inhabitants, the absolute majority being Croats.
[edit] History
Hlebine is first mentioned 1671 as a village in the Drnje parish. It became an independent parish in 18th century. It was a part of Koprivnica county until 1993. Hlebine is also an important city for Croatian art, and is a center of Croatian naive art. It is a birth town of Franjo Mraz, Krsto Hegedušić, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić and Franjo Gaži.
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