Hlebine
Hlebine | |
|---|---|
Hlebine | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′14″N 16°57′58″E / 46.15389°N 16.96611°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Koprivnica-Križevci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Božica Trnski (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 48316 Đelekovec |
| Website | hlebine |
Hlebine is a settlement and a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 1,180 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 91.95%.
History
Hlebine is first mentioned 1671 as a village in the Drnje parish. It became an independent parish in the 18th century. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Hlebine was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. It was a part of Koprivnica county until 1993. Hlebine is also an important city for Croatian art, and is a center of Croatian naive art. It is a birth town of Franjo Mraz, Krsto Hegedušić, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić and Franjo Gaži.
Population
The population has been decreasing continuously for a number of years. As of 2001, Hlebine had 1470 inhabitants with the overwhelming majority being Croats.
In 2021, the municipality had 1,180 residents in the following settlements:[2]
- Gabajeva Greda, population 124
- Hlebine, population 1056
| population | 1749 | 1711 | 2004 | 2169 | 2340 | 2594 | 2579 | 2612 | 2602 | 2543 | 2500 | 2234 | 1845 | 1606 | 1470 | 1304 | 1180 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current mayor of Hlebine is Božica Trnski (HDZ) and the Hlebine Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ-Mreža | 5 / 9
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| SDP-HSLS | 4 / 9
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See also
References
- ^ 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 3 July 2025.