Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in

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. According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 8,264 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: * Budrovac, population 373 * Čepelovac, population 345 * Đurđevac, population 6,349 *

Grkine Grkine is a village in Croatia in the Đurđevac Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 8,264 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: * ...

, population 131 * Mičetinac, population 207 * Severovci, population 142 * Sirova Katalena, population 281 *

Suha Katalena Suha Katalena is a village in Croatia in the Đurđevac Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 8,264 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements ...

, population 337 * Sveta Ana, population 99 In the census of 2011,

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formed an absolute majority at 94.92%. The citizens of the town colloquially call themselves "Picoki".

History

Until 1918, Đurđevac (named ''Militär Sanct Georgen'' before 1850) was part of the

Austrian monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

(

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; hu, Horvát-Szlavónország or ; de-AT, Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation with ...

after the

compromise of 1867 The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...

), in the Croatian Military Frontier, under the WARASDIN-ST. GEORGENER Regiment N°VI.Probably until 1881. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Đurđevac was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom.

Sights and events

Old town Đurđevac Old town Đurđevac ( Croatian: ''Stari grad Đurđevac'' ; Hungarian: ''Szentgyörgyvár'') was built by the Bishop of Pécs, most probably around 1488. The town, or fort, was built on high ground in the middle of a swamp to the north of the town ...

Picokijada Picokijada ( Croatian: ) is a traditional cultural-tourist manifestation that has been held since 1968 at the end of June in the town of Đurđevac in northern Croatia. The event festivities last three days, with the main event being the ''Legend ...

- Legenda o picokima * Church of st. George in Đurđevac *

Sands of Đurđevac The Sands of Đurđevac ( hr, Đurđevački pijesci, Đurđevečki peski) is an area of partially stabilized sand dunes in the eastern part of the City of Đurđevac, Croatia. The region is sometimes called the Croatian Sahara, and Bloody Sands ...

* Park-Forest Đurđevac *

Seperacija Seperacija is an artificial lake near Đurđevac, Croatia. It is a gravel pit A gravel pit is an open-pit mine for the extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may naturally fill with wat ...

, an artificial lake

Notable people

Boris Braun Boris Braun (20 August 1920 – 7 October 2018) was a Croatian University professor, Holocaust survivor and member of the Jewish community in Zagreb. Early life Braun was born to Šandor and Elizabeta ( née Mautner) Braun, members of a notable ...

- member of the notable Braun family, University professor and honorary Citizen of Đurđevac *

Mladen Markač Mladen Markač (; born 8 May 1955) is a Croatian retired general. He was a Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), and afterwards held the rank of Colonel General. Later, ...

- Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...

(1991–1995), and afterwards held the rank of

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References

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Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2008
Populated places in Koprivnica-Križevci County Cities and towns in Croatia Bjelovar-Križevci County {{KoprivnicaKriževci-geo-stub