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).[4]
Ludbreg | |
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| Grad Ludbreg | |
      Ludbreg | |
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| Nickname: 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 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• City | 74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 8,477 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,463 |
| • Urban density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | ludbreg |
History
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For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular place of pilgrimage. In 1320 the city was mentioned for the first time as Castrum Ludbreg, when owned by Hungarian noble Nicholas Ludbregi. 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).[5]
The town gained fame after the eucharistic miracle, which happened in the castle chapel in 1411 and was investigated and confirmed by Pope Leo X in 1513.[citation needed]
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ludbreg was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.[citation needed]
On 24 April 1932, the town saw a protest that was one of the earliest open acts of resistance against the 6 January Dictatorship.[6]
Municipality
editThe following settlements comprise the Ludberg municipality:[4][7]
- Apatija, population 250
- Bolfan, population 413
- Čukovec, population 322
- Globočec Ludbreški, population 491
- Hrastovsko, population 760
- Kućan Ludbreški, population 186
- Ludbreg, population 3,603
- Segovina, population 37
- Selnik, population 844
- Sigetec Ludbreški, population 667
- Slokovec, population 257
- Vinogradi Ludbreški, population 648
Population
edit| population | 3571 | 4208 | 4595 | 5314 | 5838 | 6145 | 5999 | 6807 | 7056 | 7153 | 7002 | 7344 | 8165 | 8485 | 8668 | 8478 | 8477 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable people
edit- Rudolf Fizir (1891–1960), airplane constructor[8]
- Mladen Kerstner (1928–1991), writer[9]
- Dubravka Krušelj Jurković (born 1972), opera singer
- Tomislav Mužek (born 1976), opera singer
- Vladimir Filipović (1906–1984), philosopher[10]
- Sara Kolak (born 1995), javelin thrower
- Mladen Pavković (born 1951)
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to the Center of the World". Touristic Board of Ludbreg (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ludbreg". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Tourist Board of Ludbreg Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Opozicija u vreme šestojauarske diktature 1929-1935, Dr Todor Stojkov
- ^ Official Website of Ludbreg Archived 2007-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.villa-pape.com/famous-croatians
- ^ Mladen Kerstner in the library of Ludberg Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zenko, Franjo: Novija hrvatska filozofija, Zagreb, 1995.
External links
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- Ludbreg official site (in Croatian)