Novigrad Podravski
Place in Koprivnica-Križevci, Croatia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Novigrad Podravski is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
Novigrad Podravski | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Novigrad Podravski | |
  Novigrad Podravski | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 16°57′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Koprivnica-Križevci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zdravko Brljek (SDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.1 km2 (25.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | novigrad-podravski |
In the 2021 census, there were a total of 2,300 inhabitants. Croats formed a majority at 92.48%.[2]
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:[2]
- Borovljani, population 187
- Delovi, population 169
- Javorovac, population 57
- Novigrad Podravski, population 1577
- Plavšinac, population 126
- Srdinac, population 16
- Vlaislav, population 168
| population | 4443 | 4782 | 5319 | 5621 | 5673 | 5670 | 5651 | 5412 | 4969 | 4970 | 4746 | 4373 | 3809 | 3329 | 3161 | 2872 | 2300 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current mayor of Novigrad Podravski is Zdravko Brljek (SDP) and the Novigrad Podravski Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SDP | 5 / 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independents | 2 / 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 2 / 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church of Lazarus of the Four Days was built in the village of Plavšinac in 1758.[4] Its iconostasis was painted by the Montenegrin painter Atanas Bocarić.[4] Two of its icons are exhibited in the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb.[4] Due to its cultural and architectural features building is classified as a protected cultural property.[4]
