Novigrad Podravski

Place in Koprivnica-Križevci, Croatia

46°05′N 16°57′E / 46.083°N 16.950°E / 46.083; 16.950Country

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• 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

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

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

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