Vrhovljan
Village
Vrhovljan is located in Croatia
Vrhovljan
Vrhovljan
Location of Vrhovljan in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°31′37″N 16°22′30″E / 46.52694°N 16.37500°E / 46.52694; 16.37500
CountryCroatia
CountyMeđimurje County
MunicipalitySveti Martin na Muri
Area
  Total1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total260
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
40313 Sveti Martin na Muri

Vrhovljan (Hungarian: Ormos) is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Sveti Martin na Muri municipality within Međimurje County.

History

Vrhovljan is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Worhoblan.[3] Roman Catholic chapel in Vrhovljan was built in the 1830s.[4]

Geography

Vrhovljan is located in part of Međimurje called Gornje Međimurje. Village is about 18 kilometres northwest from Čakovec, and some 110 kilometres north of Zagreb. Settlement is situated in the alluvial plane of river Mur, on rivers right bank.

Vrhovljan had a population of 291 in 2011 census.[5] Village is experiencing population decline since 2000s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921181    
1931196+8.3%
1948238+21.4%
1953247+3.8%
1961253+2.4%
YearPop.±%
1971323+27.7%
1981311−3.7%
1991342+10.0%
2001336−1.8%
2011291−13.4%
[5][6]

Economy

In Vrhovljan there is an industrial area with 13 companies, mainly operating in the metal industry.[7]

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. "8143". Hungaricana (in Latin). Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. Herceg, Ivan (2016). Župa sv. Martina biskupa (in Croatian). Župa svetog Martina biskupa. p. 113. ISBN 978-953-155-140-3.
  5. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrhovljan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. "Business zone Sveti Martin na Muri". Općina Sveti Martin na Muri. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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