Ludbreg

Ludbreg
City
Grad Ludbreg

Batthyany Castle

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Nickname(s): Center of the World[1]
Ludbreg

Position of Ludbreg in Croatia

Coordinates: 46°15.0′N 16°36.6′E / 46.2500°N 16.6100°E / 46.2500; 16.6100Coordinates: 46°15.0′N 16°36.6′E / 46.2500°N 16.6100°E / 46.2500; 16.6100
Country  Croatia
County Varaždin
Government
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 8,478
  City itself 3,603
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.ludbreg.hr

Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011).[2]

History

Chapel of the Holy Blood

For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular place of pilgrimage. In 1320 the city was mentioned for the first time as Castrum Ludbreg. The name of the town comes probably from a crusader named Lobring, who founded the settlement. The renovated Castle of Batthyány is home to a well-known restoration workshop. Ludbreg is also a region of vineyard cultivation (especially Riesling and Graševina).[3]

The town became famous after the eucharistic miracle, that happened in the castle chapel in 1411 and was investigated and confirmed by pope Leo X in 1513.

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

Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Ludberg municipality:[2][4]

Notable people

References

  1. "Welcome to the Center of the World". Touristic Board of Ludbreg (in Croatian). Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ludbreg". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. Tourist Board of Ludbreg
  4. Official Website of Ludbreg
  5. www.villa-pape.com/famous-croatians
  6. Mladen Kerstner in the library of Ludberg
  7. Zenko, Franjo: Novija hrvatska filozofija, Zagreb, 1995.

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