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The Charter of 1209 Whilst in detention in the region of Varaždin, Andrew II, pretender to the Croatian – Hungarian throne, was aided by locals. When he assumed power, Varaždin was honoured for its hospitality. The Charter of 1209 granted them the rights of a free royal city. Varaždin therefore became the first city in continental Croatia whose citizens could choose their own ‘Rihtar’ (Judge) and were not obliged to pay taxes. The Charter is now kept in the Historical Archives. Varaždin as the capital From 1756 Varaždin was the seat of the ‘Ban’ Franjo Nadasdy, who brought together the political, economic and cultural elite of the Croatian Kingdom. Queen Maria Theresa in 1767 subsequently founded the Croatian Royal Council with its headquarters in Varaždin and expressly determined that Varaždin became the capital of the Croatian Kingdom, Slavonia and Dalmatia. In a very short time the image of Varaždin changed and day on day, craftsmen and merchants were drawn to Varazdin. The Fire of 1776. Varaždin lost its Capital status due to tobacco. Or to be more specific, on the 25th April 1776 when the fire broke out on the City’s thatched roofs, it was due to the negligence of a local boy whose discarded tobacco burnt hay and set fire to homesteads. The fire soon spread to houses outside the city walls, and the city was engulfed as the wind carried the flames. Concealed in the basement of a merchants house was gunpowder, which exploded and caused even more panic among the citizens. It was not until the third day that the fire was extinguished. The inferno decimated almost 80% of Varaždin’s houses and buildings. The city was abandoned by the ‘Ban’, the Royal Council, the Parliament and The Aristocracy, and many citizens and craftsmen left. The Museum of Croatian Firefighting In 1864, whilst extinguishing a fire in the Jesuit College, the firefighters came up with the idea to establish a fire department, even though such entity did not exist in the whole of South Eastern Europe. The Brigade was founded in May 1864 and remains the oldest volunteer fire department in this part of Europe. At one point, the Brigade had as many as 200 members. Be sure to visit the Museum of Croatian Firefighting. Trenkova 44 Opening hours: Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments on other days by phone.
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Povelja iz 1209. godine Tijekom zatočeništva u okolici Varaždina Andriji II, pretendentu na hrvatsko – ugarsko prijestolje, pomagali su Varaždinci. Kada je preuzeo vlast, odužio se Varaždincima za gostoljubivost izdavši im 1209. godine Povelju kojom im dodjeljuje prava kraljevskog i slobodnog grada. Time Varaždin postaje prvi grad u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj u kojemu građani sami biraju “rihtara” (suca) i nisu dužni plaćati porez. Povelja se danas čuva u Povijesnom arhivu. Varaždin glavni grad Od 1756. godine Varaždin je sjedište bana Franje Nadasdyja te se u njemu okuplja sva politička, gospodarska i kulturna elita kraljevine Hrvatske. Kraljica Marija Terezija 1767. godine osniva Hrvatsko kraljevsko vijeće i za njegovo sjedište izričito određuje Varaždin, koji tim činom postaje glavni grad Kraljevine Hrvatske, Slavonije i Dalmacije. U vrlo kratkom vremenu mijenja se slika Varaždina te u gradu obrtnika i trgovaca niču plemićke kuće iz dana u dan. Požar 1776. godine Status glavnog grada Varaždin je izgubio zbog duhana. Naime, 25. travnja 1776. godine izbio je plamen na krovu gradskog majura zbog nepažnje dječaka iz okolice Varaždina kojem je zapaljen duhan pao na sijeno te zapalio majur. Uskoro su planule sve kuće izvan gradskih zidina, a plamen nošen vjetrom ubrzo je zahvatio i grad unutar zidina. U podrumu jedne trgovačke kuće bio je sakriven puščani prah koji je uz snažnu detonaciju eksplodirao te prouzročio još veću paniku među građanima. Požar je ugašen tek trećeg dana. U vatrenoj stihiji nestalo je gotovo 80% kuća i zgrada. Grad su tada napustili ban, kraljevsko vijeće, Sabor, plemstvo te brojni građani i obrtnici. Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Prilikom gašenja požara u Isusovačkom kolegiju 1864. godine došli su gasitelji na ideju da se osnuje vatrogasno društvo iako takvog društva nije bilo u čitavoj jugoistočnoj Europi. Društvo je utemeljeno u svibnju 1864. godine te je to najstarije dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo u ovom dijelu Europe. Na krilima zanosa i entuzijazma Društvo je imalo čak 200 članova. Svakako posjetite Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva. Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva Trenkova 44 Tel. Radno vrijeme: srijedom i petkom od 10 do 14 sati. Ostale dane uz najavu na telefon.