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Koprivnica () is a city in Northern Croatia, located 70 kilometers northeast of Zagreb. It is the capital and the largest city of Koprivnica-Križevci County. In 2021, the city's administrative area of 90.94&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> had a total population of 28,580, with 22,262 in the city proper.

Koprivnica developed significantly in the 20th century with the advent of the Podravka food industry, known worldwide for its Vegeta spice. They even have a museum devoted to the firm of Podravka.

Two separate volunteer fire departments DVD "Podravka" and DVD "Željezničar" were founded in 1947, and the DVD "Bilokalnik" in 1963, together under the VZ grada Koprivnice.

The annual "motifs of Podravina" event is when the whole town becomes a gallery of naïve art. Many of the greatest Croatian naïve artists come from the villages along the Drava in this county, notably Ivan Generalić.

Demographics

The list of settlements in the Koprivnica municipality is: The coldest temperature was , on 16 February 1956.

Administration

The current mayor of Koprivnica is Mišel Jakšić and the Koprivnica Town Council consists of 19 seats.

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Education

Universities

Koprivnica and Varaždin took part in establishing the University North, a public national university that operates in both cities since 2015.

University North (University centre Koprivnica)

  • Department of Media and Communication
  • Department of Environmental protection, recycling and packaging
  • Department of Communication, Media and Journalism
  • Department of Logistics and Sustainable Mobility
  • Department of Business and Management
  • Department of Food Technology
  • Department of Art Studies
  • Department of Computing and Informatics

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is HPD "Bilo", which had 45 members in 1936 under the Pavao Orlović presidency. Membership rose to 46 in 1937. Membership fell to 20 in 1938.

Notable people

  • Vanna
  • Zlata Bartl
  • Ivan Brkić
  • Stjepan Brodarić
  • Žarko Dolinar
  • Ivica Hiršl
  • Rudolf Horvat
  • Baltazar Dvorničić Napuly
  • Ivan Generalić
  • Ivan Golac
  • Adriano Jagušić
  • Slavko Löwy
  • Armin Schreiner
  • Milivoj Solar
  • Dejan Šomoci
  • Branko Švarc

Sources

  • Rudolf Horvat, "Povijest slob. i kr. grada Koprivnice", Zagreb, 1943.
  • Leander Brozović, "Građa za povijest Koprivnice", crteži i skice Stjepan Kukec, Koprivnica 1978.
  • Milan Prelog, Ivanka Reberski, ur., Koprivnica – grad i spomenici, Zagreb 1986.
  • Nada Klaić, "Koprivnica u srednjem vijeku", Koprivnica 1987.
  • Dragutin Feletar, "Podravina : općine Đurđevac, Koprivnica i Ludbreg u prošlosti i sadašnjosti", Koprivnica : Centar za kulturu, 1988.
  • Mirela Slukan Altić, ur., Povijesni atlas gradova - Koprivnica, Zagreb-Koprivnica 2005.

References

  • Local news portal ePodravina.hr