Ivanić-Grad Explained

Ivanić-Grad
Official Name:Grad Ivanić-Grad
Town of Ivanić-Grad
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ivanić-Grad in Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:45.71°N 16.39°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Zagreb
Leader Party:HDZ
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Javor Bojan Leš
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:173.5
Area Urban Km2:45.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:12982
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:8452
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10310
Area Code:01

Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad (in Croatian pronounced as /ǐʋanitɕ ɡrâːd/) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.

Geography

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

It is on the border of Moslavina and Posavina.

Population

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

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

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. In Habsburg Latin sources, it was known as Iwanych.[2]

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

Education

There are 2 elementary schools (OŠ Stjepana Basaričeka and OŠ Đure Deželića) and a high school (SŠ Ivan Švear) in Ivanić-Grad.[3]

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

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium. 1917. Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium.
  3. Web site: Škole i Učenički dom - Ivanić Grad online.