Veliko Trgovišće

Veliko Trgovišće
Municipality
Veliko Trgovišće railway station
Veliko Trgovišće
Location of Veliko Trgovišće in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°00′N 15°51′E / 46.000°N 15.850°E / 46.000; 15.850
Country Croatia
CountyKrapina-Zagorje County
Regions of CroatiaHrvatsko Zagorje
Government
 • MayorRobert Greblički (NPS)
Area
 • Municipality
46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
4,448
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,193
 • Urban density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Websiteveliko-trgovisce.hr

Veliko Trgovišće is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia located just south-west from nearby town Zabok.

Population

In the 2011 census, there were a total of 4,945 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:[3]

  • Bezavina, population 108
  • Domahovo, population 385
  • Družilovec, population 472
  • Dubrovčan, population 807
  • Jalšje, population 367
  • Jezero Klanječko, population 225
  • Mrzlo Polje, population 215
  • Požarkovec, population 112
  • Ravnice, population 316
  • Strmec, population 167
  • Turnišće Klanječko, population 50
  • Velika Erpenja, population 111
  • Veliko Trgovišće, population 1,250
  • Vilanci, population 123
  • Vižovlje, population 237

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Veliko Trgovišće was part of Varaždin County in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

People

Croatian President Franjo Tuđman was born in Veliko Trgovišće in 1922, when it was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

References

  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: Veliko Trgovišće". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.