Ivanić-Grad

Ivanić-Grad or Ivanić Grad is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.

Geography
Ivanić-Grad is located south-east from Zagreb, connected:
 * 25 km by highway A3 (Bregana-Zagreb-Ivanić-Grad-Slavonski Brod-Lipovac)
 * 25 km 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:


 * Caginec, population 555
 * Deanovec, population 536
 * Derežani, population 246
 * Graberje Ivanićko, population 664
 * Greda Breška, population 156
 * Ivanić-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

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.