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Pribislavec
Municipality
Main street in Pribislavec
Main street in Pribislavec
Pribislavec is located in Croatia
Pribislavec
Pribislavec
Location of Pribislavec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°23′N 16°29′E / 46.39°N 16.48°E / 46.39; 16.48
Country Croatia
CountyMeđimurje
Government
 • MayorMatija Ladić (Democrats)
Area
 • Total11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,963
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.pribislavec.hr

Pribislavec (Hungarian: Zalaújvár; Kajkavian: Prslavec) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia.

History

Pribislavec is first mentioned in the 14th century as possessio Pobozlouhaza as possession of Lacković noble family.[2] In charter issued in year 1478 village is recorded as Pribislawecz.[3] Its name is derived from personal name Pribislav of Slavic origin.

In year 1870 count Juraj Feštetić built Neo-Gothic castle in the village.[4]

Municipality of Pribislavec was established in year 2001.[5]

2019 Antiziganist Demonstrations

Group led by Alen Pancer, veteran of the Croatian War of Independence, announced antiziganist demonstrations under the title "I want normal life" (Croatian: Želim normalan život) for 1 June 2019 at the county's administrative center in Čakovec.[6] Veljko Kajtazi, Romani of Croatia community' MP in the Croatian Parliament, expressed his surprise with singling out of Roma which disturbed the entire community.[7] MP expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that the Town of Čakovec did not permit the follow up response demonstration for the next day.[7] Kajtazi's press conference in the Croatian Parliament was interrupted by Croatian Growth MP Hrvoje Zekanović.[7] Independent Serb weekly Novosti wrote that organizer of the demonstration is an activist of Željka Markić and sympathizer of Ruža Tomašić associated with nationalist and right wing groups.[8] Kajtazi underlined that "extreme right-wingers and people who spread hate messages...are not the people who will solve the problem..."[7] Organizers denied antiziganist nature of the demonstration stating that even "among the Roma there are honorable and honest people".[7] European Roma Rights Centre called upon authorities of the Međimurje County to clarify why do they support demonstration stating that it is unacceptable for a multicultural, democratic and antifascist state to tolerate demonstrations against entire groups of people.[9] Prior to gathering, demonstration were condemned by the President of the Union of Roma in Croatia Suzana Krčmar,[7] elected representative of the Međimurje Roma community Matija Oršuš.[7] Pribislavec Municipality Mayoress Višnja Ivačić expressed her full support to demonstration and invited other municipalities in the county to join in.[10]

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Lackfi family

Lackfi family

The Lackfi, Lacković, Laczkfi or Laczkfy was a noble family from Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia, which governed parts of Transylvania and held the title of Voivode of Transylvania in the 14th century. The Lackfi family were one of the most prestigious families in 14th-century Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of the Capetian House of Anjou. The family also gave several Bans of Croatia and Bulgaria, and held the titles of Palatine of Hungary and Prince of Zadar, Count of San Severino and Serra, as well as a Viceroy to Kingdom of Naples. After Sigismund's accession to the throne and the Bloody Sabor of Križevci (1397), the family lost all of its political influence.

Count

Count

Count is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the count had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all.

Feštetić Castle

Feštetić Castle

Feštetić Castle is a castle in Pribislavec, a village next to the town of Čakovec, northern Croatia.

Veteran

Veteran

A veteran is a person who has significant experience and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer in a military.

Croatian War of Independence

Croatian War of Independence

The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992. In Croatia, the war is primarily referred to as the "Homeland War" and also as the "Greater-Serbian Aggression". In Serbian sources, "War in Croatia" and (rarely) "War in Krajina" are used.

Croatian language

Croatian language

Croatian is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language used by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and other neighboring countries. It is the official and literary standard of Croatia and one of the official languages of the European Union. Croatian is also one of the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a recognized minority language in Serbia and neighboring countries.

Croatian Parliament

Croatian Parliament

The Croatian Parliament or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legislative power. The Sabor is composed of 151 members elected to a four-year term on the basis of direct, universal and equal suffrage by secret ballot. Seats are allocated according to the Croatian Parliament electoral districts: 140 members of the parliament are elected in multi-seat constituencies. An additional three seats are reserved for the diaspora and Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while national minorities have eight places reserved in parliament. The Sabor is presided over by a Speaker, who is assisted by at least one deputy speaker.

Croatian Growth

Croatian Growth

Croatian Growth or Hrast-Movement for Successful Croatia was a political party in Croatia established in 2012. Its founding was initiated by several conservative Catholic NGOs, Croatian section of Radio Maria, Croatian Republican Union, Family Party, Christian Democrat politician Ante Ledić, author Hrvoje Hitrec and two candidates in 2010 Presidential elections in Croatia, historian Josip Jurčević and Miroslav Tuđman, son of first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman. The party maintains contacts with European Christian Political Movement.

Novosti (Croatia)

Novosti (Croatia)

Novosti is a Croatian weekly magazine based in Zagreb. It is published by the Serb National Council. The organization was established in July 1997 in Zagreb, based on the provisions granting the right to self-government for Serbs in Croatia as set in the Erdut Agreement.

Ruža Tomašić

Ruža Tomašić

Ruža Tomašić is a Croatian politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2013, having been elected to the position three times.

European Roma Rights Centre

European Roma Rights Centre

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is a Roma-led, international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Romani people. The approach of the ERRC involves, in particular, strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development, human rights focused news production, and the training of Romani activists.

Međimurje County

Međimurje County

Međimurje County is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje. Despite being the smallest Croatian county by size, it is the most densely populated one. The county seat is Čakovec, which is also the largest city of the county.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the Pribislavec had a population of 2,963. Pribislavec is experiencing population decline since the 2010s. The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 72% of population and most significant minority are Roma people (26%).[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19311,617—    
19481,940+20.0%
19532,028+4.5%
19612,167+6.9%
19712,354+8.6%
YearPop.±%
19812,568+9.1%
19912,746+6.9%
20012,929+6.7%
20113,136+7.1%
20212,963−5.5%
[1][11]

Sports

Location within Međimurje County
Location within Međimurje County

Pribislavec has an own football club, NK Polet Pribislavec, whose home ground is located in the western part of the village. It has a capacity of around 1,000 and is equipped with floodlighting. The club won the Međimurje County First League in 2010 and were promoted to the Croatian Fourth League.

Pribislavec Airfield is a small sports airfield located between Pribislavec and Belica. It has one grassy runway and is mostly used by light aircraft and gliders. There is also an annual air show at the airfield in August. A kart circuit is also located between Pribislavec and Belica, next to the airfield.

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Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Belica, Međimurje County

Belica, Međimurje County

Belica is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec, the largest city of Međimurje County.

Light aircraft

Light aircraft

A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) or less.

Glider (sailplane)

Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding. This unpowered aircraft can use naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to gain altitude. Sailplanes are aerodynamically streamlined and so can fly a significant distance forward for a small decrease in altitude.

Air show

Air show

An air show is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground.

Kart racing

Kart racing

Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motorsport circuits. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports, with most of the Formula One—including Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, and Fernando Alonso—having begun their careers in karting.

Source: "Pribislavec", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 30th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pribislavec.

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References
  1. ^ a b c "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Povijest". Općina Pribislavec (in Croatian). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "8143". Hungaricana (in Latin). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dvorac Kaštel". Općina Pribislavec (in Croatian). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Osnivanje Općine Pribislavec". Općina Pribislavec (in Croatian). Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Policija: Nema zapreka za prosvjed u Čakovcu u subotu". 24sata (Croatia). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Pokazao je da je on cigan, a mi smo Romi': Zekanović nepozvan banuo na Kajtazijevu presicu". Novi list. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ Mašenjka Bačić. "Aktivist Željke Markić i simpatizer Ruže Tomašić sutra organiziraju prosvjed protiv Roma". Novosti (Croatia). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ Vlasta Vugrinec (14 May 2019). "Oglasio se i Europski centar za prava Roma". Međimurkse novine. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ^ "VIŠNJA IVAČIĆ 'Podržavamo mirni prosvjed, a pozvat ćemo i druge općine da se uključe'". eMeđimurje. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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