Novi Marof
Novi Marof | |
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Town | |
 Town centre | |
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| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia (Hrvatsko Zagorje) |
| County |  Varaždin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Siniša Jenkač (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Town | 111.9 km2 (43.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 11,795 |
| • Density | 105.4/km2 (273.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,810 |
| • Urban density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | novi-marof |
Novi Marof (Kajkavian: Nuovi Narof) is a town in north-western Croatia, located south of Varaždin and east of Ivanec, in Varaždin County. It lies on the intersection of state roads D3 (from south to north) and D24 (from the west) and is also connected with highway A4, state road D22 (from the east) and R201 railway.
History
[edit | edit source]In the late 19th and early 20th century, Novi Marof was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Climate
[edit | edit source]Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), on 5 August 2012.[3] The coldest temperature was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F), on 8 January 1985.[4]
Population
[edit | edit source]The population of the municipality is 13,246 (census 2011), distributed in the following settlements:[5]
- Bela, population 62
- Donje Makojišće, population 526
- Filipići, population 122
- Gornje Makojišće, population 400
- Grana, population 526
- Jelenščak, population 213
- Kamena Gorica, population 232
- Ključ, population 928
- Krč, population 418
- Madžarevo, population 910
- Možđenec, population 677
- Novi Marof, population 1,956
- Orehovec, population 297
- Oštrice, population 452
- Paka, population 81
- Podevčevo, population 737
- Podrute, population 421
- Presečno, population 893
- Remetinec, population 1,477
- Strmec Remetinečki, population 511
- Sudovec, population 350
- Topličica, population 207
- Završje Podbelsko, population 850
| population | 7016 | 7973 | 8406 | 9688 | 11171 | 12222 | 12497 | 14028 | 14897 | 14768 | 14270 | 14364 | 14180 | 14350 | 13857 | 13246 | 11795 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable residents
[edit | edit source]- Blaženko Lacković, Croatian handball player
Culture
[edit | edit source]The town was the home of the Croatian independent record label Ill In The Head until it relocated to Canada. The town has memorial markers to:
- Croatian soldiers and civilians who died or went missing during and after World War II[6]
- 1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing during the Croatian War of Independence[7]
References
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- ^ Memorial marker in Novi Marof
- ^ 16th anniversary of the death of European observers
External links
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- Novi Marof official site (in Croatian)
- Novi Marof unofficial Web portal (in Croatian)
Subdivisions of Varaždin County | ||
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