Novi Marof
| Novi Marof | |
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| Town | |
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Church in Novi Marof | |
  Novi Marof Location of Novi Marof in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′52″N 16°20′05″E / 46.164401°N 16.334642°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia |
| County |
 Varaždin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darko Hrenić (HNS) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,246 (municipality) |
| • Town itself | 1,956 |
Novi Marof (Kajkavian: Nuovi Narof) is a town in north-western Croatia, located south of Varaždin and east of Ivanec, in the Varaždin County.
The population of the municipality is 13,246 (census 2011), distributed in the following settlements:[1]
- 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
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Novi Marof was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Notable residents
- Blaženko Lacković, Croatian handball player
Culture
The town has memorial markers to:
- Croatian soldiers and civilians who died or went missing during and after World War II[2]
- 1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing during the Croatian War of Independence[3]
References
- 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Novi Marof". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ Memorial marker in Novi Marof
- ↑ 16th annoversary of the death of European observers
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Novi Marof. |
- Novi Marof official site (Croatian)
- Novi Marof unofficial Web portal (Croatian)
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Coordinates: 46°10′N 16°20′E / 46.167°N 16.333°E
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