Grabrovnica is a village in Croatia located in the Pitomača municipality, Virovitica-Podravina County. The village is known as a birthplace of Croatian poet Petar Preradović (1818–1872).[3] His birth house, built in 1775, was renovated in 1968 and 2019, and is open for visitors.[4]

Grabrovnica
Village
Country Croatia
RegionPodravina
County Virovitica-Podravina County
MunicipalityPitomača
Area
 • Total7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total357
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Preradović, Petar". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Fotogalerija: Pogledajte kako izgleda prekrasno uređena rodna kuća Petra Preradovića u kojoj možete popričati s Petrovim hologramom i napisati pismo "perom" kao prije 200 godina". vpz.hr (in Croatian). Virovitica-Podravina County. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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