Ivanec

Ivanec is a town in northern Croatia, located southwest of Varaždin, east of Lepoglava and north of the mountain Ivanščica.

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:

• 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
• Å kriljevec, population 247
• ViteÅ¡inec, population 96
• Vuglovec, population 333
• Željeznica, population 134

Governance

Representatives of Ivanec at the Croatian Parliament:

• Hinko Francisci (1887–1906)

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. Membership rose to 47 in 1937. Membership fell to 44 in 1938 under the new president Đuro Radačić.

References

Bibliography

History

External links

• ivanec.biz