Koprivnica-Križevci County ( Croatian : Koprivničko-križevačka županija [kǒpriːʋnit͡ʃko-krǐːʒeʋat͡ʃkaː ʒupǎnija] ; Hungarian : Kapronca-Kőrös megye ) 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.
5-506: Lončar ( pronounced [lǒntʃaːr] ) is a Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian and Slovenian surname, meaning "potter". It is among the most common surnames in the Koprivnica-Križevci County of Croatia. It may refer to: Koprivnica-Kri%C5%BEevci County 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
10-616: A trading place and a military fortress since that time. The military aspect set it back when it was included in the Croatian 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
15-480: 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 Béla 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
20-511: The Međimurje County in the north, Varaždin County in the northwest, Zagreb County in the southwest, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the south, Virovitica-Podravina County in the southeast and Hungary in the east. Koprivnica was first mentioned in 1272 in a document by prince Ladislaus IV of Hungary and was declared a free royal town by king Ludovic I in 1356. It has flourished as
25-565: 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 . Modern Križevci is oriented towards entrepreneurship, while preserving its eight beautiful churches (one of which is a cathedral ), built mostly in the Middle Ages . Koprivnica-Križevci county is divided into: As of the 2011 census, the county had 115,584 residents. The population density
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