KRIZEVCI - CROATIA

Krizevci is one of the oldest Croatian towns, its ancient history dating back to 6.000 BC. Situated in the north-west of the country, on the southern slopes of Mount Kalnik.

Križevci lies 50 km in easternly direction from Zagreb and is surrounded by Varazdin (50km) from the north-west, Koprivnica (30km) in the east, and Bjelovar (30km) from the south-east.
Krizevci is the cultural, historic, economic and administrative heart of Prigorje and belongs to Koprivnica-Križevci County.

The town itself consists of an Upper and Lower Town. In 1252, the Upper Town was granted privileges as free royal town and in 1752 emperess Maria Teresia had the two parts united giving them a plural name Krizevci.