Ivanić-Grad

Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad (pronounced [ǐʋanitɕ ɡrâːd]) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is on the border of Moslavina and Posavina.

Ivanić-Grad
Town
Grad Ivanić-Grad
Town of Ivanić-Grad
Ivanić-Grad town center
Ivanić-Grad town center
Ivanić-Grad is located in Croatia
Ivanić-Grad
Ivanić-Grad
Location of Ivanić-Grad in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.71°N 16.39°E / 45.71; 16.39
Country Croatia
County Zagreb
Government
 • MayorJavor Bojan Leš (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Town173.5 km2 (67.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
45.3 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town12,982
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,452
 • Urban density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10310
Area code01
Websiteivanic-grad.hr

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.

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. 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.[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.
  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".

45°42′29″N 16°23′41″E


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