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unusual facts about Koprivnica-Križevci County


Koprivnica-Križevci County

Koprivnica developed significantly in the 20th century with the advent of the Podravka food industry, and is known worldwide for its Vegeta spice.


Ivan Golac

Golac was born in Koprivnica in PR Croatia then part of FPR Yugoslavia, to father Ivan who was a soldier in President Tito's guard.

Ivan Večenaj

Ivan Večenaj (18 May 1920 – 13 February 2013; Koprivnica, Croatia) was a Croatian painter.

Koprivnica

The fact that three most significant churches (St. Nicholas, St. Anthony of Padua with Franciscan monastery and Assumption of Virgin Mary in Mocile further proves economic power of the town in the 17th century.

Many of the Croatian greatest naïve artists come from the villages along the Drava in this county, notably Ivan Generalić.

Koprivnica, Novi Pazar

Milunka Savić (1888–1973), the most-decorated female combatant in the entire history of warfare, was born in the village.

Krešimir Friedrich

He and his brother Ferdo began visiting the local tennis courts in Koprivnica in their youth, frequenting the same club where contemporary painter and eventual fifth-ranked national player and subsequent Davis Cup captain Fedor Malančec trained at the time.

Križevci

Križevci, Croatia, a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in central Croatia

Pod, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pod was a prehistoric settlement and hill fort located on a plateau on a slope of Mt Koprivnica near Bugojno in the upper valley of the river Vrbas in modern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sveti Ivan

Sveti Ivan Žabno, a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia

Sveti Petar

Sveti Petar Orehovec, a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia

Sveti Petar Čvrstec, a village in Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia


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