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Municipality in Međimurje, Croatia
Sveta Marija
Municipality
Location within sloveniaMeđimurje CountyLocation within sloveniaMeđimurje County
Sveta Marija is located in CroatiaSveta MarijaSveta MarijaLocation of Sveta Marija in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°44′E / 46.333°N 16.733°E / 46.333; 16.733
Country Croatia
CountyMeđimurje
Government
 • Municipal mayorĐurđica Slamek
Area
 • Municipality23.0 km (8.9 sq mi)
 • Urban14.1 km (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Municipality1,990
 • Density87/km (220/sq mi)
 • Urban1,374
 • Urban density97/km (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code40326 Sveta Marija
Websitesvetamarija.hr

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. 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.

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Croatian Parliament (September 25, 2015). "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (110/2015).
  4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveta Marija". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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