Veliki Bukovec

Veliki Bukovec
Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′ 36 "  N , 16 ° 42 ′ 33"  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Varaždin
Height :	135  m. i. J.
Residents :	1,438 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 042
Postal code :	42231
License plate :	VŽ
Structure and administration
Community type :	local community
Website :	www.velikibukovec.hr
Others
Patron saint :	Francis of Assisi

Veliki Bukovec is a place and a municipality in the Varaždin County in Croatia . In 2011 there were 1,438 inhabitants in the community.

history

The place was founded in the 16th century. From 1643 it was owned by the Drašković family . From 1745 to 1755 Count Josip Kazimir von Drašković built a castle as the center of a small manor district.

The family members left the country in 1945 and returned around 1990.

Attractions

• Castle, 1745/55
• Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 1820
• Baroque chapel with the former family crypt of the von Drašković family near the village

Web links

• History of Veliki Bukovec (Bosnian)
• Veliki Bukovec DB City, statistical data and addresses