Donji Vidovec | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Coordinates: | 46.3333°N 63°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Međimurje |
Leader Title: | Municipal mayor |
Leader Name: | Josip Matulin |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 13.8 |
Area Urban Km2: | 13.8 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 1197 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 1197 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 40327 Donji Vidovec |
Area Code: | 040 |
Donji Vidovec (Hungarian: Muravid; Kajkavian: Dolnji Vidovec) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.
Donji Vidovec is the only village belonging to the municipality. It had a population of 1,399 in the 2011 census, with 97% (1,357 people) of the population identifying themselves as Croats.
The village is located in the south-eastern part of Međimurje County, with the nearby villages including Sveta Marija, Donja Dubrava and Kotoriba, all of which are the seats of separate municipalities. It is also close to the Drava and the outflow canal from Lake Dubrava, a reservoir on the river. The centre of Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, is located around 31 kilometres from Donji Vidovec, while the town of Prelog is located around 14 kilometres from the village. To the south, the Donji Vidovec municipality borders the Legrad municipality of Koprivnica-Križevci County.
Donji Vidovec was first mentioned in 1226 as an estate named Bistrec.