Sveta Marija | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Location within sloveniaMeđimurje County | |
  Sveta Marija Location of Sveta Marija in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°44′E / 46.333°N 16.733°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Đurđica Slamek |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 23.0 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 1,990 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,374 |
| • Urban density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40326 Sveta Marija |
| Website | svetamarija |
Sveta Marija (Hungarian: Muraszentmária) is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] The majority of the population identified themselves as Croats during the census.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Croatian Parliament (September 25, 2015). "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (110/2015).
- ^ "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.