Novo Virje

Novo Virje
Novo Virje
Coordinates: 46°5′54″N 17°9′18″E / 46.09833°N 17.15500°E / 46.09833; 17.15500
Country Croatia
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci
Government
 • MayorMirko Remetović (Independent)
Area
 • Total
36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
1,026
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code[3]
48350 Đurđevac
Websitenovo-virje.hr

Novo Virje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci county in Croatia.

In the 2021 census, there were a total of 1,026 inhabitants. Croats formed an absolute majority.[2]

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Novo Virje was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,026 residents in the following settlements:[2]

  • Novo Virje, population 1,026
Novo Virje: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
2228
2854
3121
3074
2944
2773
2719
2531
2182
1877
1601
1412
1216
1026
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Administration

The current mayor of Novo Virje is Mirko Remetović and the Novo Virje Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

Groups Councilors per group
Independents
7 / 9
HDZ-Mreža
2 / 9
Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ "VI. KOPRIVNIČKO-KRIŽEVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 4 July 2025.