Veliko Trgovišće is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia located just south-west from nearby town Zabok. It is best known as the birthplace of the first president of Croatia Franjo Tuđman.
Veliko Trgovišće | |
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Municipality | |
 Parish church in Veliko Trgovišće | |
  Veliko Trgovišće Location of Veliko Trgovišće in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′N 15°51′E / 46.000°N 15.850°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Krapina-Zagorje County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Greblički (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 4,448 |
| • Density | 95.2/km2 (247/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,193 |
| • Urban density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 49214 |
| Website | veliko-trgovisce |
History
editVeliko Trgovišće was first mentioned in written documents in 1501. The origin of the town of Veliko Trgovišće is linked to the construction of a road, and later a railway. Before that, the town of Jezero was mentioned as the center, where the church of Saint George was built, on which the year 1622 is carved above the portal. Children were also educated in the settlement as early as 1700. The church of the Three Kings in Velika Erpenja was built in 1650, and the chapel of the Virgin Mary in Strmec succeeded the wooden chapel on the same site in 1772. In that chapel there is a statue of Our Lady of the Snows from around 525. The parish palace in Veliki Trgovišće was built in 1842, and the parish church in Veliki Trgovišće was built in 1876. In 1889, construction of the school began, which was completed in 1891, and a little later, the municipal building was built. In 1932, the fire department was founded and in 1936 a football club was founded.[3]
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Demographics
editIn the 2021 census, there were a total of 4,448 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:[2]
- Bezavina, population 80
- Domahovo, population 295
- Družilovec, population 400
- Dubrovčan, population 742
- Jalšje, population 301
- Jezero Klanječko, population 190
- Mrzlo Polje, population 202
- Požarkovec, population 114
- Ravnice, population 302
- Strmec, population 148
- Turnišće Klanječko, population 49
- Velika Erpenja, population 83
- Veliko Trgovišće, population 1,193
- Vilanci, population 116
- Vižovlje, population 233
| population | 4036 | 4645 | 5009 | 5479 | 6004 | 6515 | 6368 | 6838 | 6765 | 6584 | 6194 | 5886 | 5717 | 5381 | 5220 | 4945 | 4448 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
editThe current mayor of Veliko Trgovišće is Robert Greblički and the Veliko Trgovišće Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independents | 9 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SDP | 1 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Franjo Tuđman, first president of Croatia from 1990 until his death in 1999.
References
edit- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ↑ "Veliko Trgovišće kroz povijest". www.www.veliko-trgovisce.hr. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related to Veliko Trgovišće at Wikimedia Commons
