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The glorious past of Križevci can be attributed to its hard-working people, patriots, who had always thrived in their professions and jobs, even at the cost of pain and suffering. The list of significant persons from Križevci presented on this web site is by no means final. On the contrary, there are many other talented individuals who contributed to the fame of the town by their devoted work. There are several significant, though controversial, individuals who marked the Middle Ages at the time when Križevci was a major administrative center and the town in which State Assemblies were held. Men and women from Križevci had an important role in the 19th century National revival (the Illyrian Movement). In early 20th century lots of them made pioneering contributions to the fields of innovation, medicine, flying, acting, and today the town is also home to many talented, world-renowned artists. The town of Križevci spreads across an area of 263,72 km2 and it is the second largest town in the Koprivnica-Križevci county. According to the 2001 census, there are 22,324 inhabitants in the area-11,541 of them in Križevci and 10,783 in the surrounding area. Its geographical position is: Latitude-46° 02’, Longitude-16° 32’. It lies at 146 m above sea level. As a town of rich and diverse history it offers lots of interesting places to see. Among the most significant sights in "The Town of Eight Towers" are town chapels and churches, such as the Church of the Holy Cross, Church of St Ana and the Greek Catholic Cathedral, as well as the remains of the fortresses Veliki and Mali Kalnik on Kalnik Mountain near Križevci. Among the Modern-day sights the building of Hrvatski dom (Croatian National Hall) and the city cemetery attract visitors' attention, and the swimming pool graces the town center. There are few old monuments in Križevci because the town had been burnt almost to the ground several times in the past. The town itself is part of a protected cultural heritage, and a well preserved monument. In 1935 Križevci was declared a Protected Cultural Heritage Monument. Over the centuries there were several great influences on the culture of the town related to its buildings, and of course the people who actively participated in cultural life of the town. The most significant cultural event in Križevci during mid 19th century was establishing the Illyrian Library in 1838. A private music school in Križevci has been functioning since 1813. A glee club named Zvono (Bell) was founded in 1863, followed by another contribution to the musical life of the town-founding of the Slavuj (Nightingale) glee club by a group of students of the College of Agriculture. An amateur theater company with 20 members is also worth a mention. Križevci is one of the oldest towns in central Croatia, situated at the southern foot of the Kalnik hill. Its Latin name, Crisium (Cris), is derived from the Croatian word "križ" (cross), not the Latin word crux. Its name is believed to be related to the ancient Church of the Holy Cross. Still, according to another theory, the name of the town is related to its geographical position, since it had developed at the crossing of the important ancient roads: Koprivnica-Zagreb road (Via Colomani), a strategic road from Hungary towards the sea (Rijeka), and Varaždin - Jakobove - Srednice - Pakrac - Požega road. Križevci has been identified as a town, and an urban center of the region, since ancient history, providing a broad range of facilities and services related to education system, culture, and religion.
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Križevci su grad koji svoju slavnu povijest duguje radišnim ljudima, domoljubima, koji su se na interesnim područjima djelovanja uvijek trudili postići što značajnije uspjehe, uz mnoga odricanja, pa čak i patnje. Ovdje predstavljen popis znamenitih ličnosti Križevaca nije konačan. Dapače, još je mnogo darovitih i samozatajnih Križevčanki i Križevčana vrijednim radom promicalo ime svoga grada. Nekoliko je velikana, ali i kontroverznih ličnosti, obilježilo srednji vijek kada su Križevci bili snažno administrativno središte i mjesto održavanja hrvatskih sabora. Križevčanke i Križevčani imaju posebnu važnost u ilirskom preporodu u 19. stoljeću. U prvoj polovici 20. stoljeća mnogi od njih predvodnici su u područjima inovacije, medicine, letačkog umijeća i glume, a svjetski priznati suvremenici djeluju u Križevcima i danas. Križevci se prostiru na ukupnoj površini od 263,72 km2 i drugi je po veličini grad Koprivničko - križevačke županije. Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2001. godine, grad ima ukupno 22.324 stanovnika, od toga naselje Križevci 11.541, a ostala naselja 10.783. Geografski položaj grada jest: 46 stupnjeva i 1 minuta sjeverne zemljopisne širine te 16 stupnjeva i 33 minute istočne zemljopisne dužine. Nadmorska visina grada je 146 m. Kao grad bogate i burne povijesti, Križevci nude mnoštvo zanimljivih lokacija koje vrijedi posjetiti. Među najvažnijima u "Gradu osam tornjeva" su gradske crkve, poput sv. Križa, sv. Ane i Grkokatoličke katedrale, te ostaci utvrda Veliki i Mali Kalnik na istoimenom gorju u blizini Križevaca. Od lokacija novijeg datuma pažnju privlače Hrvatski dom i uređeno gradsko groblje, a u centru grada nalaze se gradski bazeni. U Križevcima nema mnogo starih spomenika jer je grad nekoliko puta u povijesti gotovo potpuno izgorio. Sam grad je, međutim, zaštićeno kulturno područje i pripada među najpotpunije spomenike kao cjelina. Godine 1935. Križevci su proglašeni nepokretnim spomenikom kulture. Jaki kulturni pečat gradu, osim građevina, daju upravo ljudi i njihov angažman u bogatom kulturnom životu grada. Svakako najvažniji kulturni događaj u gradu sredinom 19. stoljeća bilo je osnivanje Ilirske čitaonice 1838. godine. Privatna glazbena škola djeluje u Križevcima već od 1813. Pjevačko društvo Zvono postoji od 1863., a kasnije mu se, u glazbenom životu grada, pridružuje i Slavuj, koji okuplja studente Visokog gospodarskog učilišta. Postoji i amaterska kazališna družina sa dvadesetak članova. Križevci su jedan od najstarijih gradova kontinentalne Hrvatske, smješten u južnom podnožju planine Kalnik. Latinsko ime za naselje, odnosno grad Križevce glasi Crisium (Cris), sto je izvedeno od hrvatske rijeci križ, a ne latinske crux. To ime vjerojatno je nastalo od pradavne ondašnje crkve sv. Križa. Međutim, jedno od tumačenja postanka imena grada je i značaj geografskog položaja, jer se ovdje još iz antičkih vremena križaju znamenite ceste: Koprivnica - Zagreb (Via Colomani), strateška cesta iz Ugarske prema moru (Rijeci) i cesta Varaždin - Jakobove - Srednice - Pakrac - Požega. Križevci su od davne povijesti nosili identitet grada, pravog urbanog središta regije, gajivši prepoznatljivosti jednoga grada: školstvo, kulturu i vjeru. Burna povijest nosila je gradu i građanima uspone i padove.