Jalšovec Explained

Jalšovec
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:46.5092°N 16.3119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Međimurje County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Štrigova
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:111
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code:40312 Štrigova

Jalšovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Part of the village is on Croatia's border with Slovenia.

History

Jalšovec was mentioned in the Urbarium from the second half of the 17th century as Villa Jalsowecz. In the urbarium Jalšovec is recorded as possession of Count Petar Zrinski.[2]

The Roman Catholic Chapel in the village was built at the turn of the 19th century.

Geography

Jalšovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje. River Mura enters Croatia from Slovenia, in the northernmost part of settlement.There is a border crossing with Slovenia in Jalšovec called Bukovje.[3] Although, is located in Jalšovec, border crossing is named after the hamlet of Bukovje, which belongs to the neighboring village of Čestijanec.

Jalšovec had a population of 144 in 2011 census. Jalšovec is experiencing population decline since the 1980s.

Notes and References

  1. cs1.
  2. Web site: HU MNL OL E 156 - a. - Fasc. 093. - No. 061. . Hungarian . Hungaricana . October 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije . Prostorni plan uređenja općine Štrigova . Croatian . 4 . October 2005 . 2020-10-14 . 2007-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010020302/http://www.medjimurska-zupanija.hr/pdf/PPUOStrigova.pdf . dead .