Zdenko Premzl

He was the last man born in 191x in Croatia.
He was the oldest man in Croatia since March 2, 2023 (2 years, 338 days), the longest since Josip Kršul, January 23, 2017 - March 5, 2021 (4 years, 41 days).
He lived longer than his predecessor, Josip Pisnjak, who lived 104 years, 49 days.
He is the first man from Koprivnica-Križevci to be considered the oldest man in Croatia.

She was also the oldest living emigrant from the Balkans.
11 oldest emigrant in Croatian history

She was born in Zadar (HRV) on 20 February 1917.

After the death, on 23 January 2026, of Ms. Bauković, the new oldest living person born in the territory of present-day Croatia was, for 2 days, Domenica Bernetti.

https://www.supercentenariditalia.it/italiani-piu-longevi-morti-recentemente

Zdenko Premzl, Croatia’s Oldest Man, Dies at 106

Zdenko Premzl, the oldest living man in Croatia, recently passed away in Križevci, at the age of 106.

Premzl was born in Križevci, Croatia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia), on 25 July 1919. In 1945, he married Olga Marija, and they were married for 71 years, until her passing in 2016. The couple had a daughter, Štefanija. In addition to his 78-year-old daughter, he also had two granddaughters and six great-grandchildren, all of whom are living in the United States.

Although his parents wanted him to pursue an academic path like his brother, he had other plans. He spent four months training as an accountant in the city administration, with the understanding that he would be taught the role and eventually become a deputy upon returning from military service. However, after completing his time in the army, he needed to earn more money to build a house. This led him to take up work as a butcher in Križevci. Alongside his trade, he also graduated from music school and played the violin in the city orchestra.

Rest in peace.

After the death of 106-year-old Zdenko Premzl, the new oldest known living man in Croatia is 105-year-old Ivan Mišković from Zagreb (born in Premantura, near Pula, on 24 October 1920).

Milka Bauković, Serbia’s Oldest Person, Dies at 110

Milka Bauković Radivojević, the oldest living person in Serbia, passed away in Belgrade on 23 January, at the age of 110 years, 352 days.

Bauković was born Milka Ercegovac in the village of Papići, Austria-Hungary (now Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia), on 5 February 1915. Her father, Mile Ercegovac, and her mother, Inđija, raised her alongside her younger brother, Branko, who was five years her junior.

In 1940, on the brink of the Second World War, Milka married Dušan Bauković, a skilled hatter from Okučani. Their wedding took place at the church in Jasenovac. After Dušan’s untimely death on 8 May 1945—the final day of the war—his grave remains unlocated. Milka inherited his trade, continuing the legacy of his craft.

Together, Milka and Dušan had two children: a son, Nebojša, born in 1941, who tragically passed away from a heart attack in 1987; and a daughter, Dušanka Božić, born in 1945. Dušanka was born three months after her father’s death, never having had the chance to meet him. In 1983, she married again, to Sava Radivojević. They got married in Belgrade, where they moved in 1990. She was widowed in 2003.

1. Zdenko Premzl (Koprivnica-Križevci) (b. 25 July 1919), 105 https://prigorskiradio.hr/2024/07/krizevcanin-zdenko-premzl-proslavio-105-rodendan/
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Zdenko Premzl, Croatia's oldest living man, turned 106, yesterday, 25 July 2025.

Zdenko Premzl was born in Križevci, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia), on 25 July 1919.

On 2 March 2023, following the death of 104-year-old Josip Pisnjak, he became the oldest known living man in Croatia.

Zdenko Premzl currently lives in Križevci, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia, at the age of 106.

https://www.krizevci.info/2025/07/25/foto-sretan-106-rodendan-gospon-zdenko/

https://prigorski.hr/foto-video-jedan-od-najstarijih-hrvata-zdenko-premzl-u-krizevcima-uz-tortu-i-violinu-proslavio-106-rodendan/

https://longeviquest.com/2025/05/hilda-hecej-croatias-oldest-resident-celebrated-her-107th-birthday/

Ms. Domenica "Zore" Bernetti, who was born in Zadar, Zadar County (CRO) on 20 February 1917, turned 107 y.o. in Narni, Perugia, Umbria Region, Italy where she lives nowadays.

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She turns 108 y.o. today:

New video with Nonna Zore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwcmsIcXkpY