Legrad

Legrad
Municipality
Legrad is located in Croatia
Legrad
Legrad
Location of Legrad in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°51′E / 46.300°N 16.850°E / 46.300; 16.850
Country Croatia
County Koprivnica-Križevci
Government
 • Municipal mayorIvan Sabolić (SDP)
Area
 • Municipality62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality1,916
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
 • Urban
862
 • Urban density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48317 Legrad
Area code+385 (0)48
Websiteopcinalegrad.hr

Legrad (Croatian pronunciation: [lěɡrad]) is a municipality in northern Croatia, located north of Koprivnica and east of Ludbreg in the Koprivnica–Križevci County. There are 2,241 inhabitants in the municipality,[3] absolute majority of which are Croats at 97.4%, with the largest minority being Romani at 1% of the municipality.[4] Beside the Roman Catholic majority, there are Hungarian and Croatian Lutherans that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.

  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. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Legrad". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Koprivnica-Križevci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.