Legrad
Encyclopedia
Legrad is a municipality
in northern Croatia
, located north of Koprivnica
and east of Ludbreg
in the Koprivnica–Križevci County. There are 2,764 inhabitants in the municipality, absolute majority of which are Croats
, besides whom there is also a Hungarian minority. Beside the Roman Catholic majority, there are authentic Hungarian and Croatian Lutherans that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.
It is interesting that Legrad got a railway station on the other side of the river Drava in Hungary in the second half of the XIX. century and that the name of this train station was Légrád until a few years ago (see: Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic).
It is historical very important that Novi Zrin
was near Legrad.
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
in northern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, located north of Koprivnica
Koprivnica
Koprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...
and east of Ludbreg
Ludbreg
Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,594 inhabitants, and a total of 8,458 in the entire municipality .-History:...
in the Koprivnica–Križevci County. There are 2,764 inhabitants in the municipality, absolute majority of which are Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
, besides whom there is also a Hungarian minority. Beside the Roman Catholic majority, there are authentic Hungarian and Croatian Lutherans that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.
It is interesting that Legrad got a railway station on the other side of the river Drava in Hungary in the second half of the XIX. century and that the name of this train station was Légrád until a few years ago (see: Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic).
It is historical very important that Novi Zrin
Novi Zrin
Novi Zrin was a fortress of family Zrinski built in the northernmost part of Croatia on the mouth of river Mura into Drava between 1661-1664....
was near Legrad.