Sveta Marija

Sveta Marija
Municipality
Location within sloveniaMeđimurje County
Location within sloveniaMeđimurje County
Sveta Marija is located in Croatia
Sveta Marija
Sveta Marija
Location of Sveta Marija in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°44′E / 46.333°N 16.733°E / 46.333; 16.733
Country Croatia
CountyMeđimurje
Government
 • Municipal mayorĐurđica Slamek
Area
[1]
 • Municipality23.0 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality1,990
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,374
 • Urban density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
40326 Sveta Marija
Websitesvetamarija.hr

Sveta Marija (Hungarian: Muraszentmária) is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.[3] It is located in the south-eastern part of the county, near the Drava River, approximately 27 kilometres south-east of Čakovec and 11 kilometres east of Prelog, the largest and second-largest city of Međimurje County respectively.

The municipality consists of two villages – Sveta Marija and Donji Mihaljevec.[3] It was established in 1997, prior to which the two villages belonged to the municipality of Kotoriba. In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,317, with 1,594 people living in Sveta Marija and the remaining 723 in Donji Mihaljevec at the time.[4] The majority of the population identified themselves as Croats during the census.

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. ^ a b Croatian Parliament (September 25, 2015). "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (110/2015).
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveta Marija". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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