Gornji Kneginec
Municipality
Gornji Kneginec is located in Croatia
Gornji Kneginec
Gornji Kneginec
Location of Gornji Kneginec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°15′0″N 16°22′12″E / 46.25000°N 16.37000°E / 46.25000; 16.37000
Country Croatia
County Varaždin County
Government
 • Municipal mayorGoran Kaniški
Area
[1]
 • Municipality22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality4,900
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,430
 • Urban density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
42204 Turčin
Area code+385 (0)42
Websitekneginec.hr

Gornji Kneginec is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.

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]

Flag of Municipality of Gornji Kneginec

The municipality is home to a monument to Croatian soldiers killed by Yugoslav Partisans in World War II and it aftermath.[5]

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. ↑ "Gornji Kneginec (Municipality, Varaždin , Croatia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  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.
  5. ↑ Najnovije vijesti - 31.10.2008
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