Ludbreg

Ludbreg
coat of arms
Coordinates: 46 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Varaždin
Height :	157  m. i. J.
Residents :	8,478 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 042
Postal code :	42 230
License plate :	VŽ
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Dubravko Bilić ( SDP )
Website :	www.ludbreg.hr

Ludbreg ( German  Lubring ) is a city and an administrative municipality in northwestern Croatia in the region of Central Croatia . It is halfway between the towns of Varaždin and Koprivnica on the left bank of the Bednja in the Podravina (Drau Valley). According to the 2011 census, the city has 8,478 inhabitants.

Administratively, the city of Ludbreg belongs to the Varaždin County ( Croatian Varaždinska županija ).

Ludbreg has been known as a place of pilgrimage for centuries and is visited by thousands of pilgrims year after year. The city was first mentioned in 1320 as Castrum Ludbreg. The name probably comes from a crusader named Lobring who founded the settlement. A recognized restoration workshop is located in the renovated castle of the Batthyány ( Croatian Baćan ) family . Ludbreg is also a wine region (especially for Riesling and Graševina).

local community

The following localities belong to the city of Ludbreg:

Apatija, Bolfan, Čukovec (Ludbreg), Globočec Ludbreški, Hrastovsko, Kućan Ludbreški, Ludbreg, Segovina, Selnik, Sigetec Ludbreški, Slokovec and Vinogradi Ludbreški.

Personalities

• Rudolf Fizir (1891–1960), aircraft manufacturer
• Mladen Kerstner (1928–1991), writer
• Tomislav Mužek (* 1976), opera singer
• Vladimir Filipović (1906–1984), philosopher
• Sara Kolak (* 1995), javelin thrower

Remarks

1. ↑ Ludbreg Tourist Board ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Official website of Ludbreg ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ www.villa-pape.com/famous-croations
4. ↑ Mladen Kerstner in the Ludberg library ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Official website of Ludbreg