Bednja
Appearance
Bednja | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007 | |
Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | ![]() |
Government | |
• Municipal mayor | Mirko Bistrović |
Area | |
• Municipality | 76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 3,389 |
• Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Urban | 596 |
• Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 42253 Bednja |
Area code | 385 (0)42 |
Website | bednja |
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
[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.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bednja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "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.