Novi Marof

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Novi Marof

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Novi Marof - središte.jpg

| image_caption = Town centre

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 9

| pushpin_map = Croatia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Novi Marof in Croatia

| coordinates = {{coord|46.164401|16.334642|display=inline|region:HR-05}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}}

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Varaždin County.png Varaždin

| leader_party = HDZ

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Siniša Jenkač

| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}

| area_total_km2 = 111.9

| area_urban_km2 = 3.7

| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 11795

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 1810

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| website = {{URL|novi-marof.hr}}

}}

File:Crkva BDM Sv. Krunice u Remetincu, Novi Marof.jpg

Novi Marof (Kajkavian: {{lang|hr|Nuovi Narof}}) is a town in north-western Croatia, located south of Varaždin and east of Ivanec, in Varaždin County. It lies on the intersection of state roads D3 (from south to north) and D24 (from the west) and is also connected with highway A4, state road D22 (from the east) and R201 railway.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Novi Marof was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|38.0|C|F}}, on 5 August 2012.{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}} The coldest temperature was {{convert|-25.0|C|F}}, on 8 January 1985.{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}

Population

The population of the municipality is 13,246 (census 2011), distributed in the following settlements:{{Croatian Census 2011|S|05|2895}}

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

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Novi Marof |p1857=7016 |p1869=7973 |p1880=8406 |p1890=9688 |p1900=11171 |p1910=12222 |p1921=12497 |p1931=14028 |p1948=14897 |p1953=14768 |p1961=14270 |p1971=14364 |p1981=14180 |p1991=14350 |p2001=13857 |p2011=13246 |p2021=11795}}

Notable residents

Blaženko Lacković, Croatian handball player

Culture

The town was the home of the Croatian independent record label Ill In The Head until it relocated to Canada.

The town has memorial markers to:

Croatian soldiers and civilians who died or went missing during and after World War II[https://web.archive.org/web/20030719004343/http://www.vjesnik.com/pdf/1999%5c05%5c31%5c07A7.PDF Memorial marker in Novi Marof]
1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing during the Croatian War of Independence[http://www.novi-marof.hr/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&limit=3&limitstart=57 16th anniversary of the death of European observers]

References

External links

[http://www.novi-marof.hr/ Novi Marof official site] {{in lang|hr}}
[http://www.novi-marof.com/ Novi Marof unofficial Web portal] {{in lang|hr}}

Category:Cities and towns in Croatia

Category:Populated places in Varaždin County

Category:Varaždin County (former)