Veliko Trgovišće

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Veliko Trgovišće
Municipality
Veliko Trgovišće railway station
Veliko Trgovišće railway station
Veliko Trgovišće is located in Croatia
Veliko Trgovišće
Veliko Trgovišće
Location of Veliko Trgovišće in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°00′N 15°51′E / 46.000°N 15.850°E / 46.000; 15.850Coordinates: 46°00′N 15°51′E / 46.000°N 15.850°E / 46.000; 15.850
Country Croatia
CountyKrapina-Zagorje County
Regions of CroatiaHrvatsko Zagorje
Government
 • MayorRobert Greblički
Websitewww.veliko-trgovisce.hr

Veliko Trgovišće is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia located just south-west from nearby town Zabok. According to the 2011 census, there are 4,945 inhabitants in the municipality.[1]

History[]

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Veliko Trgovišće was part of Varaždin County in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

People[]

Croatian President Franjo Tuđman was born in Veliko Trgovišće in 1922, when it was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

References[]

  1. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Veliko Trgovišće". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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