Vrhovljan Explained

Vrhovljan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:46.5269°N 16.375°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Međimurje County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sveti Martin na Muri
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:260
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40313 Sveti Martin na Muri

Vrhovljan (Hungarian: Ormos) is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Sveti Martin na Muri municipality within Međimurje County.

History

Vrhovljan is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Worhoblan.[2] Roman Catholic chapel in Vrhovljan was built in the 1830s.[3]

Geography

Vrhovljan is located in part of Međimurje called Gornje Međimurje. Village is about 18 kilometres northwest from Čakovec, and some 110 kilometres north of Zagreb.Settlement is situated in the alluvial plane of river Mur, on rivers right bank.

Vrhovljan had a population of 291 in 2011 census. Village is experiencing population decline since 2000s.

Economy

In Vrhovljan there is an industrial area with 13 companies, mainly operating in the metal industry.[4]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 8143 . Latin . Hungaricana . November 29, 2020.
  3. Book: Herceg, Ivan. Župa sv. Martina biskupa. Croatian. Župa svetog Martina biskupa. 2016. 978-953-155-140-3. 113.
  4. Web site: Business zone Sveti Martin na Muri . Općina Sveti Martin na Muri . November 28, 2020.