Virje
Virje | |
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  Virje | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E / 46.0672000°N 16.9900000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Koprivnica-Križevci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kristina Filipović (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 3,842 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 48350 Đurđevac |
| Website | virje |
Virje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia.
History
[edit]St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of this municipality.
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Virje was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Demographics
[edit]In 2021, the municipality had 3,842 residents in the following 6 settlements:[2]
- Donje Zdjelice, population 63
- Hampovica, population 215
- Miholjanec, population 244
- Rakitnica, population 107
- Šemovci, population 402
- Virje, population 2,811
Virje: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 7649 | 8855 | 9667 | 8745 | 9035 | 9013 | 8655 | 8152 | 7349 | 7153 | 6791 | 6543 | 5849 | 5435 | 5197 | 4587 | 3842 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
[edit]The current mayor of Virje is Kristina Filipović (HDZ) and the Virje Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 5 / 13
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| Independents | 5 / 13
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| SDP | 2 / 13
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| Petar Cik | 1 / 13
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Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
- ^ "VI. KOPRIVNIČKO-KRIŽEVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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