Brezje (Croatia)
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 Croatia
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 Međimurje
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| Height : | 191 m. i. J. | ||
| Residents : | 752 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 040 | ||
| Postal code : | 40 311 Lopatinec | ||
| License plate : | ČK | ||
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Brezje is a village in Croatia in the County of Međimurje . It is located about 5 kilometers northwest of Čakovec .
history
The first written documents that testify to the village of Brezje can be found at the beginning of the 13th century. In 1350 the Medjimurje region came into the possession of Duke Lackovic and became a united property. From the 17th century (February 22, 1672) a list of the petty aristocrats has been received. The nobility is given according to the place of ownership, even military service was assigned according to the size of the property. The aristocrat Stjepan Horvat or Bubimilovic from Brezje had to provide two riders. The petty aristocrats who owned Brezje at this time were Cinder, Horvat and Trajber. During the time of the Hungarian occupation, Brezje was called Nyireszfalva (Nyrfa - the birch, falu - the village). Allegedly Brezje got its name because of the large number of birch trees that were there, but today you cannot find a single birch tree in Brezje.
Population development
| year | number | year | number |
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| 1869 | 271 | 1953 | 308 |
| 1880 | 130 | 1961 | 363 |
| 1890 | 147 | 1971 | 473 |
| 1900 | 139 | 1981 | 478 |
| 1910 | 177 | 1991 | 680 |
| 1921 | 173 | 2001 | 759 |
| 1931 | 181 | 2009 | 954 |
| 1948 | 310 |
Brezje business zone
The Brezje business zone is located 300 m from the Čakovec- Štrigova- Slovenia state road . The area of the zone is 43,000 m². There is currently only one entrepreneur who has 15 employees in the zone.
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fire Department
The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1953. The initiators were Franjo Horvat, Josip Medlobi and Franjo Novosel. Two years before it was founded, some residents of Brezje attended a fire brigade training course in Lopatinec, which they successfully completed. The official justification date is February 2, 1954, and in 2004 the volunteer fire brigade from Brezje celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Sports
Shooting club "Zelenbor"
The shooting club "Zelenbor" was founded on February 16, 1975 on the initiative of the local community. The shooting range was built the next year. "Zelenbor" has won first and second place four times in the state championship. Since 1998 "Zelenbor" has been part of the "International Shooting Association" (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia). In seven years of competition, "Zelenbor" won a first, four second, two third and a fourth place in the competition of 15 teams.
NK Hajduk Brezje
The football club NK Hajduk Brezje was founded on March 10, 1962. During this time they supported two football clubs in Croatia - Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split . Because the first president was a big fan of Hajduk , the Brezje club was also named Hajduk . A meadow served as a playground until a football pitch was built in 1970.
Brezijada
“Brezijada” is a traditional and sporting event in which the residents of Brezje demonstrate their sporting skills in various disciplines. The village is divided into eight teams (according to the streets they live in) and each team competes in 20 different disciplines: from playing football to drinking their beer. All participants eat and drink for free all day. In the end, the best team is named the winner and it also receives a symbolic prize. After that, the party continues until the early hours of the morning.
literature
- Brezje magazine, issue no.3, June 7, 2008
- Archive of the NK Hajduk Brezje
- Archive of the Zelenbor Brezje shooting club
- Kalšan Vladimir: Građansko društvo u Međimurju, Horvat, Čakovec 2000