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Varaždinske Toplice

Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 16°25′17″E / 46.20806°N 16.42139°E / 46.20806; 16.42139
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Varaždinske Toplice
Town
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Varaždinske Toplice is located in Croatia
Varaždinske Toplice
Varaždinske Toplice
Location of Varaždinske Toplice in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 16°25′17″E / 46.20806°N 16.42139°E / 46.20806; 16.42139
Country Croatia
County Varaždin
Government
 • MayorDragica Ratković (HDZ)
 • City Council
17 members
Area
 • Town79.1 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town5,537
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,606
 • Urban density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitevarazdinske-toplice.hr

Varaždinske Toplice (Hungarian: Varasdfürdő; German: Warasdin-Töplitz or Bad Warasdin; Kajkavian: Varaždinske Toplice) is a small town in northern Croatia's Varaždin County. The town has been well known throughout the centuries for its hot springs as well as a medical center. In Ancient Rome it was known as Aquae Iasae.

Thermal Spa

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Minerva Hotel

Today, the town's biggest employers are "Hotel Minerva", built in 1981 with approx. 440 beds, and Hospital for Medicinal Rehabilitation "Terme" which is one of the leading rehabilitation centers for spinal cord and neurological injuries and disorders in Croatia. In 2013 Varaždin County, the formal owner of the hotel and the hospital, outlined a plan of building a new hospital which would continue on the expertise in spinal cord treatment. The plan also includes the construction of a completely new hotel, as well as an adaptation of the existing hotel Minerva. The value of proposed investments revolves around €80 million.

Varaždinske Toplice has two churches, the smaller one having been built in 13th century with the resting place of Antun Kukuljević, a supreme principal of all the schools in Croatia between 1836 and 1847, and father of Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, next to the church.

The town is also famous for being a site of a school in 1480 which is considered to be the oldest known school in the Balkan peninsula. The most recent school building for town's elementary school was opened in 1980 thus commemorating 500 years of education.

Settlements

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Nowadays, the town is also the center of a municipality which consists of the town itself and the surrounding villages. In the 2011 census, the population of the municipality was 6,364, composed of the following settlements:[3]

Historical populations (town proper)
YearPop.±%
1857917—    
18691,141+24.4%
18801,189+4.2%
18901,256+5.6%
19001,245−0.9%
19101,250+0.4%
19211,261+0.9%
19311,248−1.0%
19481,179−5.5%
19531,282+8.7%
19611,193−6.9%
19711,293+8.4%
19811,642+27.0%
19911,891+15.2%
20011,877−0.7%
20111,765−6.0%
20211,596−9.6%
Town of Varaždinske Toplice: Population trends 1857–2021
population
4805
5564
6123
6989
7266
7818
7574
8016
8159
8138
7477
7495
7282
7236
6973
6364
5537
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Varaždinske Toplice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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