Orehovica, Međimurje County
Orehovica | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Međimurje County | |
  Orehovica Location of Orehovica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°31′E / 46.333°N 16.517°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Franjo Bukal |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,720 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,803 |
| • Urban density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40322 Orehovica |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | orehovica |
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.[3] 81% of residents identified themselves as Croats during the census.[4] A significant minority of Romani people are also present, making up 18% of the population.
Name
[edit]The name Orehovica is derived from oreh 'walnut' in the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian, spoken in Međimurje County.
Governance
[edit]The municipality's coat of arms simply depicts a walnut shell on white background.
Language
[edit]In November 2023, the Government of the Republic of Croatia decided to declare mandatory Romanian bilingualism in Orehovica on the basis of the 2021 census, which showed the Bayash population fraction had risen above the required one third, at 33.68%.[5]: 2 As of 2023, none of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have been carried out, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the language.[5]: 133, 134
References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Orehovica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Međimurje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ a b "Izvješće o provođenju Ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u Državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2023. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina". Vlada Republike Hrvatske (in Croatian) (published 2024-11-28). November 2023. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
External links
[edit]- Municipality's website (in Croatian)
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