Sveta Marija Explained

Official Name:Sveta Marija
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:46.3333°N 60°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Međimurje
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Đurđica Slamek
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.0
Area Urban Km2:14.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1990
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:1374
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40326 Sveta Marija

Sveta Marija (Hungarian: Muraszentmária) is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. 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.[2] 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. The majority of the population identified themselves as Croats during the census.

Notes and References

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  2. . 110/2015 . hr . Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj . Croatian Parliament . Croatian Parliament . September 25, 2015.