Đurđevac

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Đurđevac
coat of arms
coat of arms
Đurđevac (Croatia)
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Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′ 38 ″  N , 17 ° 4 ′ 2 ″  E
Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
County : Flag of the Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci
Area : 157.19  km²
Residents : 8,264 (2011)
Population density : 53 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+385) 048
Postal code : 48 350
License plate : KC
Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )
Community type : city
Mayor : Željko Lacković (independent)
Website :
Others
Patron saint : St. George (Sv. Juraj)
City Festival : April 23
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Street in the town center
Djurdjevac Castle

Đurđevac [ ˈdʑuːrdʑɛʋats ] or Đurđevec (German: Sankt Georgwar ; Hungarian: Szentgyörgyvár ) is a town in the Croatian Drau region (Croatian Podravina ) near the Hungarian border .

history

The city was first mentioned in 1267 and belongs to the Koprivnica-Križevci County . According to the 2011 census, the village has 8,264 inhabitants. The name of the city is derived from the patron saint, Saint George (Croatian Juraj , short form Đuro or Gjuro ).

Culture

sons and daughters of the town

  • Zdravko Bregovac (1924–1998), Yugoslav or Croatian architect
  • Otto Birg (1926–2015), Yugoslav or Croatian painter, draftsman and sculptor
  • Ivan Fuček SJ (1926–2020), Yugoslav or Croatian Roman Catholic priest, Jesuit, theologian and author and honorary citizen of Đurđevac
  • Josip Turković (1936–1982), Croatian painter and graphic artist
  • Slavko Kovačić (* 1950), Croatian football player and coach
  • Petar Šegrt (* 1966), Croatian football player and coach

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