Đurđevac is a town in the

Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci County ( ; ) is a county in Northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica and Križevci; Koprivnica is the official capital of the county. The county also include ...

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History

Until 1918, Đurđevac (named ''Militär Sanct Georgen'' before 1850) was part of the

Austrian monarchy The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ( composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it ...

(

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after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, under the WARASDIN-ST. GEORGENER Regiment N°VI. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Đurđevac was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom.

Climate

Since records began in 1960, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 10 August 2017. The coldest temperature was , on 16 January 1963.

Economy

Population

According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 8,264 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: * Budrovac, population 373 * Čepelovac, population 345 * Đurđevac, population 6,349 * Grkine, population 131 * Mičetinac, population 207 * Severovci, population 142 * Sirova Katalena, population 281 * Suha Katalena, population 337 * Sveta Ana, population 99 In the census of 2011,

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formed an absolute majority at 94.92%. The citizens of the town colloquially call themselves "Picoki".

Sights and events

Old town Đurđevac Old town Đurđevac ( Croatian: ''Stari grad Đurđevac'' ; Hungarian: ''Szentgyörgyvár'') was built by the Bishop of Pécs, most probably around 1488. The town, or fort, was built on high ground in the middle of a swamp to the north of the town ...

Picokijada Picokijada ( Croatian: ) is a traditional cultural-tourist manifestation that has been held since 1968 at the end of June in the town of Đurđevac in northern Croatia. The event festivities last three days, with the main event being the ''Legend ...

- Legenda o picokima * Church of st. George in Đurđevac *

Sands of Đurđevac The Sands of Đurđevac () is an area of partially stabilized sand dunes in the eastern part of the City of Đurđevac, Croatia. The region is sometimes called the Croatian Sahara, and Bloody Sands (''Krvavi peski''). This is a protected botani ...

* Park-Forest Đurđevac * Seperacija, an artificial lake * Čivićevac, the perennial river through the town

Notable people

Boris Braun Boris Braun (20 August 1920 – 7 October 2018) was a Croatian University professor, Holocaust survivor, and member of the Jewish community in Zagreb. Early life Braun was born to Šandor and Elizabeta (née Mautner) Braun, members of a notable ...

- member of the notable Braun family, University professor and honorary Citizen of Đurđevac * Mladen Markač - Commander of Croatian Special Police during

Operation Storm Operation Storm ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Operacija Oluja, separator=" / ", Операција Олуја) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory f ...

during the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

(1991–1995), and afterwards held the rank of

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Twin city

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, Hungary

References

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Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2008
Populated places in Koprivnica-Križevci County Cities and towns in Croatia Bjelovar-Križevci County {{KoprivnicaKriževci-geo-stub