Zabok
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  Zabok
Zabok (Croatia)
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| County | Krapina-Zagorje |
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| Mayor | Ivan Hanžek (SDP) |
| Surface (km²) | ? |
| Population (2001) |
9,365 (municipality) |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Zabok is a town and municipality situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje county. It is located at , at an altitude of 186m above sea level. It has a population of 9,365, 98% which are Croats (2001 census).
[edit] Etymology and earliest references
"Zabok" means "behind the river curve" (the river in question is the Krapinica). The name Zabok first appeared in 1335 in a text in which ownership of Zabok was given to Petar, son of Nuzlin, by the King of Hungary, Karlo I. The Nuzlin family added the prefix de Zabok to their name and, by the 15th century, had started naming themselves "Zaboky de Zabok".
[edit] History
In 1782, Sigismund Vojković-Vojkffy started the construction of a church in Zabok, completing it in 1805. After the end of feudalism in 1848, many peasants built their houses along the main roads that connected the church with the old mansions of Bračak and Gredice, sparking the growth of Zabok.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Zabok
- Croatian government page on Zabok
- Weather / geographical information on Zabok
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