Gornji Kneginec is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
Gornji Kneginec | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Gornji Kneginec Location of Gornji Kneginec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′0″N 16°22′12″E / 46.25000°N 16.37000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Goran Kaniški |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 4,900 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,430 |
| • Urban density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42204 Turčin |
| Area code | +385 (0)42 |
| Website | kneginec |
According to the 2021 census, there are 4,920 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[3]
- Donji Kneginec, population 650
- Gornji Kneginec, population 1,437
- Lužan Biškupečki, population 359
- Turčin, population 811
- Varaždin Breg, population 1,663
The absolute majority of population are Croats.[4]
The municipality is home to a monument to Croatian soldiers killed by Yugoslav Partisans in World War II and it aftermath.[5]
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Gornji Kneginec (Municipality, Varaždin , Croatia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Varaždin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Najnovije vijesti - 31.10.2008
External links
edit- Gornji Kneginec Archived 2017-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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