Novigrad Podravski


Novigrad Podravski is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
In the 2021 census, there were a total of 2,300 inhabitants. Croats formed a majority at 92.48%.
WWW novigrad-podravski.hr

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Novigrad Podravski was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 2,300 residents in the following 7 settlements:
  • Borovljani, population 187
  • Delovi, population 169
  • Javorovac, population 57
  • Novigrad Podravski, population 1577
  • Plavšinac, population 126
  • Srdinac, population 16
  • Vlaislav, population 168

Administration

The current mayor of Novigrad Podravski is Zdravko Brljek and the Novigrad Podravski Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

Religion

Serbian Orthodox Church of Lazarus of the Four Days was built in the village of Plavšinac in 1758. Its iconostasis was painted by the Montenegrin painter Atanas Bocarić. Two of its icons are exhibited in the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb. Due to its cultural and architectural features building is classified as a protected cultural property.