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Varaždin

Varaždin
City
Varaždin - stari grad.jpg
Korzo Varaždin.jpg Varazdin-place.JPG
Sport Hall Varaždin.jpg
Top: Varaždin Castle; Center left: Korzo; Center right: Croatian National Theater; Bottom: Varaždin Arena
Flag of Varaždin
Flag
Coat of arms of Varaždin
Coat of arms
Motto: Probitati et bonis artibus
Varaždin is located in Croatia
Varaždin
Varaždin
Location of Varaždin within Croatia
Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°20′E / 46.300°N 16.333°E / 46.300; 16.333Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°20′E / 46.300°N 16.333°E / 46.300; 16.333
Country  Croatia
County Flag of Varaždin County.png Varaždin
Government
 • Mayor Goran Habuš (HNS-LD)
Area
 • City 59.45 km2 (22.95 sq mi)
 • Urban 34.22 km2 (13.21 sq mi)
Elevation 173 m (568 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City 46,946
 • Density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 38,839
 • Urban density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 42 000
Area code(s) 042
Patron saints St. Nicholas
Website varazdin.hr

Varaždīn (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋâraʒdiːn] or [ʋarǎʒdin]; also known by other alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, 81 km (50 mi) north of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 on 34.22 km2 (13.21 sq mi) of the city settlement itself (2011). The centre of Varaždin County is located near the Drava River, at 46°18′43″N 16°21′40″E / 46.312°N 16.361°E / 46.312; 16.361. It is mainly known for its baroque buildings, music, textile, food and IT industry.

In Hungarian the town is known as Varasd, in Latin as Varasdinum, and in German as Warasdin. The name Varaždin traces its origin in the word varoš, a Hungarian loanword.

The total population of the city is 46,946 and it includes the following settlements:

The total area is 59.45 km2 (22.95 sq mi) (2001).

The first written reference to Varaždin, whose historical name is Garestin, was on 20 August 1181, when King Béla III mentioned the nearby thermal springs (Varaždinske Toplice) in a legal document.

Varaždin was declared a free royal borough in 1209 by the Hungarian King Andrew II. The town became the economic and military centre of northern Croatia. Due to Ottoman raids, the town was structured defensively around the old fortress, and acquired the shape of a typical medieval Wasserburg. In the early 13th century, the Knights Hospitaller (Croatian: Ivanovci) came to Varaždin, where they built the church and a monastery.


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