Bednja
Municipality
Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007
Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007
Bednja is located in Croatia
Bednja
Bednja
Location of Bednja in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E / 46.23000; 15.98000
Country Croatia
County Varaždin County
Government
  Municipal mayorMirko Bistrović
Area
  Municipality76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
  Urban
6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Municipality3,389
  Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Urban
596
  Urban density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
42253 Bednja
Area code+385 (0)42
Websitebednja.hr

Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County (west of Lepoglava), and also a river in northern Croatia.

According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,992 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[3]

  • Bednja, population 677
  • Benkovec, population 234
  • Brezova Gora, population 69
  • Cvetlin, population 283
  • Jamno, population 86
  • Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 337
  • Ježovec, population 305
  • Mali Gorenec, population 109
  • Meljan, population 148
  • Osonjak, population 47
  • Pašnik, population 65
  • Pleš, population 261
  • Podgorje Bednjansko, population 20
  • Prebukovje, population 97
  • Purga Bednjanska, population 119
  • Rinkovec, population 284
  • Sveti Josip, population 3
  • Šaša, population 111
  • Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 121
  • Šinkovica Šaška, population 111
  • Trakošćan, population 18
  • Veliki Gorenec, population 50
  • Vranojelje, population 131
  • Vrbno, population 267
  • Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 39

The majority of the population is of Croat descent.[4]

References

  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bednja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. "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.
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