Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad (pronounced [ǐʋanitɕ ɡrâːd]) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.

Geography

Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:

• 25 km (16 mi) by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
• 25 km (16 mi) by train on direction Zagreb - Slavonski Brod - Vinkovci.

It is on the border of Moslavina and Posavina.

Population

In the 2011 census, the total population is 14,548, in the following settlements:

In the 2011 census, 97% of the population were Croats.

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 (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier.

Notable people

• Juraj Krnjević was one of the principal leaders of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) wholly devoted to achieving Croatian democracy and freedom.
• Đuro Deželić, writer

Education

There are 2 elementary schools (OŠ Stjepana Basaričeka and OŠ Đure Deželića) and a high school (SŠ Ivan Švear) in Ivanić-Grad.

OŠ Đure Deželića has the status of an international eco-school and has a green flag.