Garešnica is located in Bjelovar Bilogora county and according to the census in 2001. the town had 11,630 inhabitants. Garešnica has always have good secondary education. So in Garešnica children can attend several high schools including: gymnasium, tourism and hospitality, commercial, machinist and wood school. Until a few years ago in Garešnica was the school of economics, whose courses are unfortunately closed. Garešnica boasts with a successful music school. The history of the city Garesnica abounds with some very important prehistoric sites with archaeological artifacts typical of the era and culture of the wider Croatia. These data indicate a long life of Garešnica. Name Garešnica was mentioned in legend from the 12th century. During large Tatar and Mongol onslaught residents have burning fires with guards at elevated locations. They would leave soot (Gar). So says the legend, but the facts are somewhat different. All these regions particularly suffered during the Turkish ...occupation, the population which has nearly a thousand years lived there disappeared almost entirely, and new population moved in. Tales from Garesnica from the time of Vojna Krajina are talking about homes that have had a form of watchtowers, which was the way of construction during the Turkish threat. With the abolition of feudalism was created a new administrative organization of the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonija. In 1861. has been founded Križevac county and in 1874th Bjelovar county. Bjelovar County is divided into two sub-counties: Bjelovar and Križ. Bjelovar had 14 political districts, and Križ 11. Among these 11 was Garešnica. The coat of arms of the City of Garesnica is heart-shaped. Its color is blue, and in the blue field is situated a golden deer head "Gvardant". City Day of Garesnica is celebrated on 17 January, and that date was determined based on the statue of the city Garesnica which was adopted at the meeting which was held in 2007th.