Sveta Marija
Sveta Marija | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Međimurje 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 (NPS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 23.0 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,990 |
| • Density | 86.5/km2 (224/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,374 |
| • Urban density | 97.4/km2 (252/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. 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.
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 1,990 in the following settlements:[2]
- Donji Mihaljevec, population 616
- Sveta Marija, population 1,374
The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 99.05% of population.[3]
Sveta Marija: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 2950 | 2978 | 2755 | 3066 | 3091 | 3709 | 3683 | 3426 | 3738 | 3458 | 3185 | 3052 | 2794 | 2601 | 2433 | 2317 | 1990 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current mayor of Sveta Marija is Đurđica Slamek (NPS) and the Sveta Marija Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPS | 7 / 9
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| MDS-HSLS | 2 / 9
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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.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity/Citizenship/Mother tongue/Religion" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "XX. MEĐIMURSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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