Novi Marof (Kajkavian: ) 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 , on 5 August 2012. The coldest temperature was , on 8 January 1985.
Population The population of the municipality is 13,246 (census 2011), distributed in the following settlements:
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
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 IIMemorial marker in Novi Marof 1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing during the Croatian War of Independence16th anniversary of the death of European observers
References
External links
Novi Marof official site Novi Marof unofficial Web portal