Ivanić-Grad

Encyclopedia

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

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:

  • Caginec, population 555
  • Deanovec, population 536
  • Derežani, population 246
  • Graberje Ivanićko, population 664
  • Greda Breška, population 156
  • Ivanić-Grad, population 9,379
  • Lepšić, population 46
  • Lijevi Dubrovčak, population 351
  • Opatinec, population 321
  • Posavski Bregi, population 816
  • Prečno, population 98
  • Prerovec, population 98
  • Šemovec Breški, population 85
  • Šumećani, population 494
  • Tarno, population 57
  • Topolje, population 112
  • Trebovec, population 347
  • Zaklepica, population 88
  • Zelina Breška, population 99

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

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
13028
1857 1869 1880 1890 1900 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
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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, 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.

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.

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