Orehovica | |
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Municipality | |
 Center of Orehovica | |
 Interactive map of Orehovica | |
  Orehovica Location of Orehovica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates:46°20′N16°31′E / 46.333°N 16.517°E /46.333; 16.517 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Ladislav Požgaj (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,720 |
| • Density | 126/km2 (326/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,803 |
| • Urban density | 165/km2 (428/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40322 Orehovica |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | orehovica |
Orehovica (Hungarian:Drávadiós) is avillage and municipality inMeđimurje County,Croatia. There are three villages in the municipality –Orehovica,Podbrest andVularija.
The nameOrehovica is derived fromoreh (English:walnutcode: eng promoted to code: en) in theKajkavian dialect ofCroatian, which is spoken in Međimurje County.[3]
The area of Orehovica was first mentioned in 1232 as the estate of Vezmić which was located along theDrava River. During theHungarian administration from 1861 to 1918, Orehovica became the center of a municipality that also includedPodbrest,Vularija, andSveti Križ.[3]
In theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the municipality of Orehovica was abolished and annexed to the municipality ofMala Subotica, but was re-established during theHungarian occupation of Međimurje from 1941 to 1945. It was abolished again duringSocialist Yugoslavia and re-established in 1997.[3]
May 21st is the Day of the Orehovica Municipality, because on that day in 1997, the first Orehovica Municipal Council, sinceCroatia became independent, was constituted.[3]
Orehovica is located in the southern part ofMeđimurje County. It borders the City ofČakovec to the west, the City ofPrelog to the east,Mala Subotica to the north andVaraždin County to the south.[3]
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 2,720 in the followingsettlements:[2]
64.6% of residents identified themselves asCroats, whileRomani people made up 33.68% of the population.[4]
| population | 1179 | 1220 | 1589 | 1696 | 1469 | 1891 | 2204 | 2415 | 2840 | 3038 | 2919 | 2929 | 2941 | 3038 | 2769 | 2685 | 2720 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
The current mayor of Orehovica is Ladislav Požgaj (HDZ) and the Orehovica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HNS | 4 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 4 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPS-SDP-SU-HSS | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independents | 2 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In November 2023, theGovernment of the Republic of Croatia decided to declare mandatoryRomanian bilingualism in Orehovica on the basis of the 2021 census, which showed theBayash population fraction had risen above the required one third, at 33.68%.[6]: 2 As of 2023, none of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have been carried out, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the language.[6]: 133, 134
There are 13 associations currently operating in Orehovica:[7]
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