Orehovica, Croatia Explained

Orehovica
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:46.3333°N 47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Međimurje
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Franjo Bukal
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.6
Area Urban Km2:10.9
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2720
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:1803
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40322 Orehovica
Area Code:040

Orehovica (Hungarian: Drávadiós) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. There are three villages in the municipality – Orehovica, Podbrest and Vularija.

In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,685, with 1,669 people living in Orehovica, 618 in Podbrest and the remaining 398 in Vularija. 81% of residents identified themselves as Croats during the census. A significant minority of Romani people are also present, making up 18% of the population.

The name Orehovica is derived from oreh 'walnut' in the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian, spoken in Međimurje County. The municipality's coat of arms simply depicts a walnut shell on white background.

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46.33°N 16.51°W

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