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]

In the 2011 census, 97% of the population were Croats.[4]

Town of Ivanić-Grad: Population trends 1857–2021
population
8401
8569
8794
10039
10701
11198
10724
10810
10168
10969
11274
12112
12859
13494
14723
14548
12982
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium. Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium. 1917.
  6. ^ "Škole i Učenički dom - Ivanić Grad online".

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