Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad ( is a town in

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. It is part of

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Geography

Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from

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, connected: * by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac) * 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 *

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, 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

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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

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, Naftalan.

History

Ivanić-Grad was a border post between the

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

and the

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. In Habsburg Latin sources, it was known as Iwanych. Until 1918, Ivanić-Grad was part of the

Austrian monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

(

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; hu, Horvát-Szlavónország or ; de-AT, Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation with ...

after the

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), in the

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Notable people

Juraj Krnjević Juraj Krnjević (19 February 1895 – 9 January 1988) was a Croatian politician who was among the leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS).Biondich, Mark (2007). Vladko Macek and the Political Right in Croatia, 1928–1941. ''Contemporary Eur ...

was one of the principal leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) wholly devoted to achieving Croatian democracy and freedom. *

Đuro Deželić Đuro Deželić ( Ivanić-Grad, 25 March 1838 – Zagreb, 28 October 1907) was a Croatian writer. After finishing law school at the University of Zagreb, he soon became involved with the city's municipal government. From 1871 until his death h ...

, 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.

References

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