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'Križevci Dragons' Found Antun Nemčić's Birthplace

Ottone Novosel

Abstract

The Hungarian village of Edde in Somogy County, reached by a one-way road 20 km from Kaposvar, discovered after 193 years that it was the first to have seen Antun Nemčić-Gostovinski, Croatian writer, poet and travel writer born on 14th January, 1813. The credit goes to the members of the Kriæevci Branch of the Society ‘Brethren of the Croatian Dragon’ who visited Edde in March of 2006 and in May of the same year unveiled a plaque in memory of Nemčić in the local church. Although this event is a humble contribution to Hungaro-Croatian friendship and neighbourly co-operation and relations between Koprivnica-Križevci and Somogy Counties, one must ask if Nemčić himself would have been pleased to learn that the Croats paid tribute to his Hungarian roots. Nemčić’s attitude during his lifetime, his public activities and articles, lead to conclusion that Nemčić tried to hide his Hungarian origin.

Keywords

Nemčić; poet; travel writer; birthplace; Croatian dragon; plaque

Hrčak ID:

9074

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/9074

Publication date:

25.2.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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