Ivanić-Grad
Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.
Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:- by highway A3
- 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 156Ivanić-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
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.Until 1918, Ivanić-Grad was part of the Austrian monarchy, in the Croatian Military Frontier.
Notable people
- Juraj Krnjević was one of the principal leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party wholly devoted to achieving Croatian democracy and freedom.
- Đuro Deželić, writer
Education
There are 2 elementary schools and a high school in Ivanić-Grad.OŠ Đure Deželića has the status of an international eco-school and has a green flag.