Đurđevac
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State : | Croatia | |
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. ) |
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Community type : | city | |
Mayor : | Željko Lacković (independent) | |
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Others | ||
Patron saint : | St. George (Sv. Juraj) | |
City Festival : | April 23 | |
Street in the town center |
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