Zabok

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zabok
Town
Grad Zabok
Town of Zabok
Zabok town center
Zabok town center
Flag of Zabok
Flag
Zabok is located in Krapina-Zagorje County
Zabok
Zabok
Location of Zabok in Krapina-Zagorje County
Coordinates: 46°02′N 15°55′E / 46.033°N 15.917°E / 46.033; 15.917
Country Croatia
CountyFlag of Krapina-Zagorje-County.svg Krapina-Zagorje
Government
 • MayorIvan Hanžek (SDP)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Town8,994
 • Urban
2,714
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
49210 Zabok

Zabok is a town and situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje region. Zabok is the economical centre of the Krapina-Zagorje County.

Geography[]

Zabok railway station before renovation and electrification

Zabok is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
46°1′46″N 15°54′54″E / 46.02944°N 15.91500°E / 46.02944; 15.91500, at an altitude of 186 m above sea level. The following settlements comprise the town's administrative area:[1]

  • , population 21
  • , population 257
  • Dubrava Zabočka, population 591
  • , population 607
  • Grdenci, population 459
  • Gubaševo, population 262
  • Hum Zabočki, population 457
  • , population 364
  • , population 585
  • , population 338
  • Pavlovec Zabočki, population 605
  • , population 155
  • , population 158
  • , population 312
  • Špičkovina, population 764
  • , population 345
  • Zabok, population 2,714

In the 2011 census, 98% of the population were Croats.[2]

Politics[]

The town's major Ivan Hanžek (Social Democratic Party of Croatia) was elected a member of the Croatian Parliament in the 2007 parliamentary election.[3]

Etymology and earliest references[]

"Zabok" means "behind the river curve" (the river in question is the ). The name Zabok first appeared in 1335 in a text in which ownership of Zabok was given to Petar, son of Nuzlin, by the Hungarian king, Charles I. The Nuzlin family added the prefix de Zabok to their name and, by the 15th century, had started naming themselves "Zaboky de Zabok".

History[]

In 1782, Sigismund Vojković-Vojkffy started the construction of a church in Zabok, completing it in 1805. With the abolition of the feudalism, former serfs were offered a possibility of choosing their own place of settlement, and the majority settled along the roads connecting Gredice and Bračak with the new centre developing around the church, to form the new city centre. The town reached its final shape in the period after World War II, when it spread longitudinally along the northern side of the railway track.

Culture[]

Zabok is home to monuments to Antun Gustav Matoš and Katarina Zrinska.[4][5] The soprano Vlatka Oršanić was born in Zabok and received her early music education at the music school there.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Zabok". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Krapina-Zagorje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "Gradonačelnik". zabok.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ Memorial to Antun Gustav Matoš unveiled in Zabok
  5. ^ Otkriven spomenik Katarini Zrinski Frankopan

External links[]

Retrieved from ""