GoGos UFO - About Kriz

I live in the place called Kriz

Let's say few words about my town were I wake up every morning. Kriz is beautiful town in Croatia, near Zagreb which is capital of Croatia. It's placed on the small hill (58m). First time Kriz is mentioned in 1334 in register of Zagrebs regions ("Item ecclesia sancte cruis et ecclesia omnium anctorum"). First church in Kriz was called St. Cross (Svetog Kriza) the place was having the same name so Kriz was called then Santo Cross (Sveti Kriz). In 16^th century Turks attacked Kriz but they haven't destroyed it. So Kriz is very important in fight against Turks. In 17 and 18 century Kriz was called Kriz in Obed. Later it was called Vojni Kriz (Military Cross) which contained nearby villages Novoselec, Okesinec, Obedisce, Razljev, Recica, Konscani, Prnjarovec, Susnjari, Bunjani, Sirinec, Johovec and Hrastilnica.

Here are some facts from history of Kriz from 1860-1910:

1860. - New school building is being build

1868. - in primary school in Kriz classes aren't any more on German they are on Croatian

1875. - founded Kriz circle (a form of authority)

1880. - earthquake destroys Kriz

1884. - library founded in Kriz

1888. - big flood in Kriz and Novoselec

1891. - Khuen Hedervary (Austro-Ulgarian King) visits Kriz

-epidemics in Kriz

- the last wolf and five little ones were killed since then wolfs haven't been seen near Kriz until last year

1896. - new rail road Zagreb-Kriz-Novska

1897. - founded "home of health" place where people can buy medicines

- immigrants are coming from Czechoslovakia and Hungary in these parts of Croatia

1898. - emigrants from Kriz to USA

1901. - church reconstructed for 5662 forints

1906. - in Kriz there are library, fire-brigade, economical commune and Union for nicer town

1910. - immigrants from Czechoslovakia are better at farming then native people

- Kriska republika (Republic of Santé Cross)

1965. - Gramar school in Kriz (osnovana Gimnazija u Krizu)

1993. - Opcina Kriz

As result of riot people founded Krisku republiku (Republic of Santé Cross) in autumn 5.9.1920-8.9.1920.

Kriz has population in these times is about 1999 people. Kriz is small educational, economical, health and communication center of nearby villages. Kriz has historical important, Kriz held Turks from destroying the rest of the world. As I said Kriz is educational center, it has primary school (founded in 1878), grammar school and big library which is founded in 1883. Kriz has big park which is about 100 years old, in the center of the park are three rear exotic trees Gingko.

There is well known legend about how did women save Kriz. Kriz was then little place and it had lots of vineyards around the walls of Kriz. So the Turks stopped in front of the hill, and they send their scouts to see how is Kriz defended. The Turkish scouts asked women that were washing the laundry how many soldiers were in Kriz. Women said that he can see the tends all around the Kriz, but that weren't tends that was the laundry hanged on the vineyards. The Turks ran away in fear of the soldiers that were just vineyard.