| Leskovec | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Coordinates: | 46.4881°N 16.2736°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: | 1.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 83 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code: | 40312 Štrigova |
Leskovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Village is located near the border with Slovenia.
Leskovec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1448 as Villa Leskocz.[2] In this charter Frederick II of Celje granted the village Leskovec to the chapel of Saint Jerome in nearby Štrigova.[3] In year 1664 chapel of Saint Jerome with Leskovec was granted to the Pauline Order from Šenkovec by count Petar Zrinski.[3] In early 19th century Leskovec was granted to noble family Knežević.[4]
Leskovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje, southwest from municipality centre Štrigova. Leskovec had a population of 109 in 2011 census. Leskovec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s.
Knjiga o sv. Jeronimu, Iliriku i Međimurju
. Meridijani . 2017 . 525–526 . Učeni pavlin Josip Bedeković (1688.-1760.) i njegovo djelo . 978-953-239-204-3 . hr.