Ivanic Grad
Encyclopedia
Ivanić-Grad is a town in Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is part of Moslavina
Moslavina
Moslavina is a microregion in Croatia, administratively divided into the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina , with 24,000 citizens. Other important centres are Ivanić grad , Čazma,...
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Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, connected: by highway A3
A3 (Croatia)
The A3 motorway is a major motorway in Croatia spanning . The motorway connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to the Slavonia region and a number of cities along the Sava River. It represents a major east–west transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the Pan-European Corridor...
(Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac) by train on direction Zagreb - Slavonski Brod - Vinkovci.
Population
In the 2001 census, the total population is 14,544, in the following settlements:- CaginecCaginecCaginec is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D43 highway....
, population 554 - Deanovec, population 539
- Derežani, population 248
- Graberje IvanićkoGraberje IvaničkoGraberje Ivanićko is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D43 highway....
, population 658 - Greda Breška, population 157
- Ivanić-Grad, population 9,378
- Lepšić, population 45
- Lijevi Dubrovčak, population 347
- Opatinec, population 314
- Posavski Bregi, population 803
- Prečno, population 94
- Prerovec, population 97
- Šemovec Breški, population 83
- ŠumećaniSumecaniŠumećani is a naselje in Zagreb County, Croatia, close to Zagreb and part of the town of Ivanić-Grad. The place spans over an area of . According to the 2001 census, it had 494 inhabitants....
, population 498 - TarnoTärnöTärnö is the largest and southernmost island in Hällaryd archipelago, in Blekinge's Karlshamn municipality.-Geography:The island measures 115.7 ha in surface.The island boasts forty homesteads, now nearly all in use as summer residences....
, population 56 - TopoljeTopoljeTopolje is a small settlement in the Železniki municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...
, population 111 - Trebovec, population 346
- Zaklepica, population 87
- Zelina Breška, population 94
In the 2001 census, 95% of the population were Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
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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, NaftalanNaftalan, Croatia
Naftalan is a naphthalene spa resort and skin conditions treatment and rehabilitation hospital in Ivanić-Grad in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is located away from the city center of the country's capital Zagreb, a 20-minute drive on the A3 freeway. The hospital was opened in 1989 and sports 111 beds...
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History
Situated some 30 km (18.64 mi) east of Zagreb, Ivanić-Grad was one of the bastionBastion
A bastion, or a bulwark, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall , facilitating active defence against assaulting troops...
s on the border between Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
that was never breached over centuries of Turkish thrusting toward the West. By the late 19th century, Ottoman expansion was no longer a threat: of greater concern was Hungarian domination, following the 1867 Compromise (Ausgleich) that set up the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy and arbitrarily assigned Croatia to the Hungarian kingdom. Persistent attempts by Hungarian authorities to impose their language 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.
Famous people
- Juraj KrnjevićJuraj KrnjevicJuraj Krnjević was a Croatian politician who was among the leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party . He was the party's General Secretary since 1928 and President since 1964...
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 status of an international eco-schools and has a green flag.