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Podgarić

Podgarić is a village located in the municipality Berek in Bjelovar-Bilogora in Croatia.

It is located in a hilly area on the slopes above Moslavačke, about 15 km from Garesnica and 25 km from Kutina. The elevation here ranges from 160 to 489 m. Large areas of national forest include beech and oak, with a smaller proportion of hornbeam, linden, wild cherry and chestnut. The area is rich in sources of water and streams, including Garešnica stream. The forest has diverse wildlife including deer, wild boar, mouflon, fallow deer, roe deer as well as numerous other animals such as squirrels and gray dormice. The forests are rich and mushrooms like porcini, chanterelle, and more.

The village is sparsely populated. According to census 2,001th, the village had a population of 68 and 30 family homes. A large number of houses are second homes. Nearby there are several medieval fortresses: Garic town, city Doe, Deer city Bršljanovac, Gradina and Maric city. It particularly emphasizes Garić city, which is located above the Podgarić at an altitude of 356 m in the middle of the forest. Leads to the fortress steep paved road. First mentioned 1163rd as the seat of the parish, a fort was built by the Croat Ban Stjepan Subic in 1256 is one of the oldest forts in the north Croatia. Paulines were erected near the monastery and church of St. Blessed Virgin Mary (Bela Crkva) in the late 13th century. Among the many owners were Gardun Prince, Barbara Celjska and Zagreb Bishops. Ottomans conquered the city and set fire Garic, a convent and church 1544th the ruins. In recent years, periodically cleaned and edited, is planning a detailed reconstruction of the cooperation of cities Garesnica and Kutina. Doe and Deer city city were built in the 13th century, when they were owned by the Makarijevića family. In the early 16th century these were owned by Thomas Bakača and Erdody, and from 1545 to 1606 it was held by the Turks. Deer city is now a ruin on a hill in the middle of dense forest, a city of Dorcas remained only part of the wall and embankments. Gradina is not mentioned in historical documents and discovered in 2003. This elevation in the forest surrounded by a wall, about a mile away from the village.

In Podgaric is a "Monument to the Revolution" dedicated to the victims of World War II, made ​​by sculptor Dušan Džamonja in 1967. There was a partisan uprising in 1941, and in the surrounding forests were located three partisan hospitals. End of the Monument and the Partisan cemetery. After raising the monument, developed tourism and raised a hotel "Vila Garic" with three stars, in front of which is an artificial lake in the bed of the river Kamenjača. End hotels have sports facilities and moto-cross track. In the immediate vicinity of numerous cycling, hiking and off-road trails.