Ludbreg is a town in

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, located halfway between

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and

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near the river

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. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011).

History

For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular place of

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. In 1320 the city was mentioned for the first time as ''Castrum Ludbreg'', when owned by Hungarian noble Nicholas Ludbregi. The name of the town comes probably from a crusader named ''Lobring'', who founded the settlement. The renovated ''Castle of Batthyány'' is home to a well-known restoration workshop. Ludbreg is also a region of vineyard cultivation (especially

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and Graševina). The town gained fame after the

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, which happened in the castle chapel in 1411 and was investigated and confirmed by

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in 1513. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ludbreg was a district capital in

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of the

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. On 24 April

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, the town saw a protest that was one of the earliest open acts of resistance against the

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Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 24 August 2012. The coldest temperature was , on 8 January 1985.

Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Ludberg municipality: * Apatija, population 250 * Bolfan, population 413 * Čukovec, population 322 * Globočec Ludbreški, population 491 * Hrastovsko, population 760 * Kućan Ludbreški, population 186 * Ludbreg, population 3,603 * Segovina, population 37 * Selnik, population 844 * Sigetec Ludbreški, population 667 * Slokovec, population 257 * Vinogradi Ludbreški, population 648

Population

Notable people

* Rudolf Fizir (1891–1960), airplane constructor * Mladen Kerstner (1928–1991), writer * Dubravka Krušelj Jurković (born 1972), opera singer * Tomislav Mužek (born 1976), opera singer * Vladimir Filipović (1906–1984), philosopherZenko, Franjo: Novija hrvatska filozofija, Zagreb, 1995. * Sara Kolak (born 1995), javelin thrower * (born 1951)

References

External links

Ludbreg official site
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Varaždin County Varaždin County (former) Pannonia Superior