Ivanec
Town in Croatia
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Ivanec is a town in northern Croatia, located southwest of Varaždin, east of Lepoglava and north of the mountain Ivanščica.
Ivanec | |
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Town | |
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene with parsonage | |
 Flag | |
 Interactive map of Ivanec | |
  Ivanec Location of Ivanec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′35″N 16°07′31″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia (Hrvatsko Zagorje) |
| County |  Varaždin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milorad Batinić (NPS[1]) |
| Area | |
• Town | 95.9 km2 (37.0 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Town | 12,723 |
| • Density | 133/km2 (344/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,997 |
| • Urban density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | ivanec |
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ivanec was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Population
In the 2011 census, the population of the municipality was 13,765, in the following settlements:[4]
- Bedenec, population 732
- Cerje Tužno, population 182
- Gačice, population 355
- Gečkovec, population 116
- Horvatsko, population 173
- Ivanec, population 5,234
- Ivanečka Željeznica, population 253
- Ivanečki Vrhovec, population 307
- Ivanečko Naselje, population 237
- Jerovec, population 827
- Kaniža, population 287
- Knapić, population 62
- Lančić, population 299
- Lovrečan, population 490
- Lukavec, population 141
- Margečan, population 384
- Osečka, population 220
- Pece, population 81
- Prigorec, population 531
- Punikve, population 445
- Radovan, population 372
- Ribić Breg, population 145
- Salinovec, population 512
- Seljanec, population 223
- Stažnjevec, population 340
- Škriljevec, population 247
- Vitešinec, population 96
- Vuglovec, population 333
- Željeznica, population 134
| population | 6086 | 6864 | 7455 | 8925 | 9816 | 11241 | 11591 | 12570 | 13685 | 13982 | 13143 | 13243 | 13967 | 14630 | 14434 | 13758 | 12723 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Governance
Representatives of Ivanec at the Croatian Parliament:
- Hinko Francisci (1887–1906)[5]
Sports
The local chapter of the HPS is HPD "Ivančica", which had 39 members in 1936 under the Albert Špiler presidency. At one point, it had both a ski section and a photography section, but they were abandoned in 1935.[6] Membership rose to 47 in 1937.[7]: 244, 235 Membership fell to 44 in 1938 under the new president Đuro Radačić.[8]: 244
