How did Dragutin Antolek become Orešek?
Dragec did a great honor to his beloved stepmother.
Dragutin Antolek, as he was born, decided not to remain only Antolek. Namely, his stepmother, his father's second wife, whose last name was Oryšek, came into Antolek's life. She adopted him. She treated him like her own son, and he decided to show her immense honor.
As Antolek immensely loved Varaždin and the people of Varaždin, and his stepmother owned an estate in Beretinac, which is located in Varaždin County, he also loved the surname Orešek.
Dragutin spent a large part of his political and literary life in Varaždin. After being exiled to Vienna, due to political disagreements with the then government, Dragutin nevertheless returns to Varaždin. More precisely, in Beretinec, because that's where he spends most of his time upon his return.
Dragutin's stepmother, Oryšek, owned a manor house in Beretinac, so Dragutin liked to stop by there, in that country manor he wrote and edited texts published in "Podravski jež", and in honor of his stepmother, he added hers to his surname. That's how Dragutin Antolek became Orešek!
