Garešnica
Garešnica is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is located in the geographical region of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,472 inhabitants, of whom 85% are Croats.
Garešnica | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Grad Garešnica Town of Garešnica | |
Church in Garešnica | |
Garešnica Location of Garešnica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45.57°N 16.94°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Bjelovar-Bilogora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josip Bilandžija (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 226.3 km2 (87.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Town | 8,624 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,294 |
| • Urban density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43280 |
| Area code | 043 |
| Website | garesnica |
Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora mountain, 17 km (10.56 mi) northeast of Kutina, on the crossroad of D45 (Kutina – Veliki Zdenci) and D26 (Vrbovec – Daruvar) state roads. 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.
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