Ivanić-Grad

Ivanić-Grad
Town
Ivanić-Grad town center
Ivanić-Grad
Location of Ivanić-Grad in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°43′N 16°23′E / 45.71°N 16.39°E / 45.71; 16.39
Country  Croatia
County Zagreb
Government
 • Mayor Javor Bojan Leš (HDZ)
Area
 • Total 173.57 km2 (67.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 14,548
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
  (municipality total)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 10310
Area code(s) 01
Website Ivanić-Grad

Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad (pronounced [ǐʋanitɕ ɡrâːd] is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina.

Geography

Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:

  • 25 km (15.53 mi) by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
  • 25 km (15.53 mi) by train on direction Zagreb - Slavonski Brod - Vinkovci.

Population

In the 2011 census, the total population is 14,548, in the following settlements:[1]

In the 2011 census, 97% of the population were Croats.[2]

Administration

City government, court, police, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Ivanić-Grad. 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. In Habsburg Latin sources, it was known as Iwanych.[3]

Until 1918, Ivanić-Grad (named MILITÄR KLOSTER IVANIC near 1850[4] ) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, WARASDIN-KREUTZER Regiment N°V.

Persistent attempts by Hungarian authorities to impose their language[5] in civil affairs met with strong resistance from the Croats, acutely conscious and proud of their own Slav tongue and literary tradition, now flourishing after their renaissance earlier in the 19th century.

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. Current principals are : prof. Ksenija Pavlović (SŠ Ivan Švear), prof. Vlatka Koletić (OŠ Stjepana Basaričeka), prof. Marija Kostrevec (OŠ Đure Deželića).

OŠ Đure Deželića has the status of an international eco-school and has a green flag.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium. Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium. 1917.
  4. ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
  5. ↑ More facts needed (laws?).

Coordinates: 45°42′29″N 16°23′41″E / 45.70806°N 16.39472°E / 45.70806; 16.39472


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