Novigrad Podravski

Coordinates: 46°05′N 16°57′E / 46.083°N 16.950°E / 46.083; 16.950
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Novigrad Podravski
Novigrad Podravski is located in Croatia
Novigrad Podravski
Novigrad Podravski
Coordinates: 46°05′N 16°57′E / 46.083°N 16.950°E / 46.083; 16.950
Country Croatia
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci
Area
 • Total66.1 km2 (25.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,300
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitenovigrad-podravski.hr

Novigrad Podravski is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,872 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming a majority at 94.5%.[3]

History[edit]

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Novigrad Podravski was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Religion[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Koprivnica-Križevci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Cetina, Nikola (20 November 2012). "Hram svetog četverodnevnog Lazara u Plavšincu". Identitet (in Serbian) (171). Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum.