Veliko Trgovišće

History

Veliko Trgovišće was first mentioned in written documents in 1501. The origin of the town of Veliko Trgovišće is linked to the construction of a road, and later a railway. Before that, the town of Jezero was mentioned as the center, where the church of Saint George was built, on which the year 1622 is carved above the portal. Children were also educated in the settlement as early as 1700. The church of the Three Kings in Velika Erpenja was built in 1650, and the chapel of the Virgin Mary in Strmec succeeded the wooden chapel on the same site in 1772. In that chapel there is a statue of Our Lady of the Snows from around 525. The parish palace in Veliki Trgovišće was built in 1842, and the parish church in Veliki Trgovišće was built in 1876. In 1889, construction of the school began, which was completed in 1891, and a little later, the municipal building was built. In 1932, the fire department was founded and in 1936 a football club was founded.