About Novska - in english

NOVSKA

NovskaA small town in the west of Slavonia and at the

east of Sisak-Moslavina countySituated 100km south-east of ZagrebFirst mentioned under the name Belina in

1334Today inhabits 13.500 citizens

The economic growth happened in the end of 19th century when was built a railway line

By 1991 industry was very well developedBut wartime destructions during 1991/92 and

caused a significant leak industrial sectors of the economy

Ogrc from NovskaViviparus Novskaensissnail fossil that lived in the

waters of the Pannonian Sea in the area of Novska

Today is one of the towns simbols

Lake of NovskaSituated between hillsides of NovskaA favorite place for walking, jogging and

cycling

DJEČJI VRTIĆ „RADOST” NOVSKA

Established in the year of 1975

Kindergarten

It has: Children: 268 Employees: 30 Groups: 9

PRIMARY SCHOOL NOVSKA• established in the year of 1760

History of the schoolFirst teacher was Ivan

Markulin, born in 1730 Today’s building was

built from 1948 till 1986

School forces…Staff (teaching and non-teaching staff): 94Students: about 800

MUSIC SCHOOL IN NOVSKA

• established in1995 Schools day 15th of March

● There are 8 departements in school:

– guitar, tambura, flute, violin, piano, organ and accordion can be attended in primary education that lasts 6 years

– in secondary education, that lasts 4 years, you can attend some of 7 departments or 8th, teoretical department which has a piano as an obligatory subject

HIGH SCHOOL NOVSKA• established 1955

1955 - in Novska is opened school called ˝Ekonomski tehnikum˝

1956 - school changes name in “Srednja ekonomska škola”

1967/68 in agreement with the School for skilled workers from Nova Gradiška there has been introduced a new direction for education

HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

1992/93 school year begins in unfinished new building of secondary school, where teaching takes place today as well

School power…436 students52 employees (teaching and non-teaching

school personnel)

PROGRAMS

GymnasiumEconomicsVendorLocksmithTinsmithMechanicPlumberCarpenter

Town Library “Ante Jagar”

History 1876 – first time mentioned in “Report of Matica hrvatska” 1951 – first independent library and reading room in

Novska under the name “People’s library and reading room Novska”

1963 – library and reading activity in Novska functions as a part of a University which in 1963 becomes “People’s University Novska”

October 4th 1996 – Town library and reading room “Ante Jagar” is founded as a indenpendent institution

It is named after the Marian poet Ante Jagar (1867 – 1899) who was born and died in Novska

Ante Jagar

About the Library The library works in the space of 898 m² and it

is one of the most modern town libraries in Croatia.

Holdings: Books: 35 000

unconventional materials: 268

-AV materials: 360

-didactic toys: 50

FOLKLORE SOCIETY (FS) “ŠUBIĆ” NOVSKA

• established in 1995

FS “Šubić" Novska is an association of citizens engaged in the preservation of Croatian folk songs and dances

under the same name in Novska was operated Croatian singing tambura band society back in 1909

1997 started working Folk Group with tambura band that had celebrated FS “Šubić“

2007 started working the Children's folklore group

Football / Soccer• In Novska we have a Soccer Club Libertas that achieves

great results• Soccer school has been launched and they plan to

arrange auxiliary playground • All ages achieve great results and next year they‘ll play

in a new league with better clubs

HandballProminent sport in CroatiaIn Novska handball has a tradition of playing

for more than 60 yearsToday in Novska there are two handball

teams: male and female

Basketball

• 1991 - BC “Jedinstvo” changed its name to BC “Novska”• Since 1996 there is a schools sport club named “Srednjoškolac”

of Highschool Novska which ahieves remarkable results on schools competitions

• 1958 - first basketball court in Novska• 1976 – foundation of basketball club BC “Jedinstvo”

Tenis club Novska

established in the year of 1997

tennis school started in 1999

It has more than 50 members, and majority are children

Bowling in Novska

• Bowling in Novska was initiated by the construction of a new bowling center in the year of 2003• There are 4 males clubs and one females• The oldest and the most successful club is a Bowling club “Novska”• Dinko Kasumović is a steady member of bowling national team, and in the year of 2013 he became a world Champion in a discipline sprint

PAINTBALL IN NOVSKA• 2009 - established a club called “Furyans”• It is a very active club • On every competition it achieves very good results• The field is situated next Lake of Novska and it is one of

5 biggest fields in Croatia

Majorettes from NovskaFounded in 1996 as an extracurricular activity of Primary

School NovskaScience 2007 they work as an independent organizationThey are members of the Association of majorettes and

pom-pon teams of CroatiaCurrently they have about 30 members, divided into three

categories: cadet, junior and senior formation

Music bands from Novska

BenderDream on

Tambura band Lenija

Tambura band Belina

Frantic

Skaz

Dead Eclipse