Čazma

Sister cities

• Hévíz

History

The town of Čazma is one of the oldest towns in the Republic of Croatia. It was mentioned in 1094, when the Hungarian king Ladislav gave Čazma as a possession to the bishop of Zagreb. The year that is mentioned as the year of Čazma's foundation is 1226, when bishop Stjepan II Babonić established a parish, built a Dominican monastery and - today far known for its cultural worth, the Church of saint Mary Magdalene, which gave the parish its present name. The church is the only preserved monument of the earliest written eight hundred-year history of the city. It is a unique example of romanic architecture in northern Croatia and experts equate its value with the Zagreb cathedral. The church organ made in 1767 are one of the most beautiful in Croatia. Janus Pannonius (Latin: Ioannes Pannonius, Croatian: Ivan Česmički, Hungarian: Csezmiczei János, or Kesencei; 29 August 1434 – 27 March 1472) was born here who was a Croat-Hungarian Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the most significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of Humanist poetry in Europe. The town was occupied by the Ottoman Turks in 1552, who established their sanjak there. The town stayed under Ottoman rule for 54 years until it was liberated by Croatian Ban Toma Bakač Erdedi and his army in 1606. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Čazma was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Geography

Čazma is situated 60 kilometers east of Zagreb and only 30 kilometres from the center of the region - Bjelovar. Čazma is situated on the slopes of Moslavačka gora, surrounded by fertile lowlands. The river Česma runs to the east of Čazma and the smaller river Glogovnica flows into it nearby, too.

Most-observed species

• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  614
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  416
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  380
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  300
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  300
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  295
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  292
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  285

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2025-02-25
  0 km WSW of Sisak, Croatia
• M 4.1 — 2024-08-13
  5 km W of Rasinja, Croatia
• M 2.9 — 2024-03-07
  2 km E of Zagreb, Croatia
• M 3.7 — 2022-08-01
  6 km WNW of Petrinja, Croatia
• M 4 — 2022-07-24
  7 km WNW of Petrinja, Croatia
• M 4.6 — 2021-08-16
  6 km NW of Petrinja, Croatia