Dr. Branko Švarc (1894–1972) was a Croatian judge and Mayor of Koprivnica.
Švarc was born in Koprivnica to a Croatian Jewish family. His father was suits trader. Švarc was educated in Prague and Zagreb. He was an active member of the "Academics Club" and later a member of the numerous societies in Koprivnica. Švarc was married to Marija (née Brozović) Švarc, sister of a notable veterinary historian Leander Brozović. In 1932 he was elected as a Mayor of Koprivnica, position which he held until 1937. During World War II Švarc joined the Partisans. In Varaždin Švarc held the position of a judge. Švarc died in 1972 and is buried in a Jewish part of Koprivnica cemetery. Podravski zbornik: Krešimir Švarc: Židovi u kulturnom i društvenom životu Koprivnice 1929.-1941.: broj 28: stranica 222-228: Koprivnica, 2002. Podravski zbornik: Sjećanje na Branka Švarca: broj 30: stranica 201-229: Koprivnica, 2004. Podravina: Mira Kolar: Grad Koprivnica i njegovi ljudi u vrijeme velike svjetske krize: Volumen 6: broj 140: stranica 201-229: Koprivnica, 2007.
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