Town in Zagreb, Croatia
Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad (pronounced [ǐʋanitɕ ɡrâːd]) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.
Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:
- 25 km (16 mi) by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
- 25 km (16 mi) by train on direction Zagreb - Slavonski Brod - Vinkovci.
It is on the border of Moslavina and Posavina.
Population
In the 2011 census, the total population is 14,548, in the following settlements:[3]
- Caginec, population 555
- Deanovec, population 536
- Derežani, population 246
- Graberje Ivanićko, population 664
- Greda Breška, population 156
- Ivanić-Grad, population 9,379
- Lepšić, population 46
- Lijevi Dubrovčak, population 351
- Opatinec, population 321
- Posavski Bregi, population 816
- Prečno, population 98
- Prerovec, population 98
- Šemovec Breški, population 85
- Šumećani, population 494
- Tarno, population 57
- Topolje, population 112
- Trebovec, population 347
- Zaklepica, population 88
- Zelina Breška, population 99
In the 2011 census, 97% of the population were Croats.[4]
Administration
City government, court, police, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Ivanić-Grad.
Economy
Ivanić-Grad also has a well-known spa resort, Naftalan.
History
Ivanić-Grad was a border post between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire.[when?] In Habsburg Latin sources, it was known as Iwanych.[5]
Until 1918, Ivanić-Grad was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier.
Notable people
- Juraj Krnjević was one of the principal leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) wholly devoted to achieving Croatian democracy and freedom.
- Đuro Deželić, writer
Education
There are 2 elementary schools (OŠ Stjepana Basaričeka and OŠ Đure Deželića) and a high school (SŠ Ivan Švear) in Ivanić-Grad.[6]
OŠ Đure Deželića has the status of an international eco-school and has a green flag.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivanić-Grad.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ivanić-Grad". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zagreb". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium. Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium. 1917.
- ^ "Škole i Učenički dom - Ivanić Grad online".
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