Desinić is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina-Zagorje County (, ) is a county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.
The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal man in caves near the ...
in
Croatia
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.
In the 2011 census, there was a total population of 2,933, in the following
settlements:
* Desinić, population 367
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Desinić Gora, population 123
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Donji Jalšovec, population 70
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Donji Zbilj, population 132
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Dubravica Desinićka, population 41
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Gaber, population 115
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Gora Košnička, population 100
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Gornji Jalšovec, population 64
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Gornji Zbilj, population 59
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Gostenje, population 87
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Grohot, population 21
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Hum Košnički, population 75
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Ivanić Desinićki, population 439
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Ivanić Košnički, population 23
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Jazbina, population 36
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Jelenjak, population 102
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Klanječno, population 42
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Košnica, population 98
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Nebojse, population 79
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Osredek Desinićki, population 40
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Ravnice Desinićke, population 161
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Stara Ves Košnička, population 16
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Šimunci, population 95
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Škalić Zagorski, population 22
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Trnovec Desinićki, population 114
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Turnišće Desinićko, population 114
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Turnovo, population 27
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Velika Horvatska, population 271
Notable people
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Veronika of Desenice, the second wife of
Frederick II, Count of Celje, is traditionally believed to had been born in Desinić.
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Gaudencija Šplajt, Roman Catholic nun, social worker and martyr
See also
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Veliki Tabor Castle
References
Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County
Municipalities of Croatia
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