Bednja, Varaždin County
Bednja | |
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Municipality | |
 Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007 | |
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  Bednja Location of Bednja in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin 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 northern Croatia. It is located in the Varaždin County, west of Lepoglava.
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.
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