Bednja, Varaždin County
Municipality in Varaždin County, Croatia
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Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in northern Croatia. It is located in the Varaždin County, west of Lepoglava.
Bednja | |
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Municipality | |
Houses in the village centre | |
 Interactive map of Bednja | |
  Bednja Location of Bednja in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Damir Poljak (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 3,389 |
| • Density | 44.5/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 596 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42253 Bednja |
| Area code | +385 (0)42 |
| Website | bednja |
Village is known by it's specific local idiom (bednjanski govor), subdialect of Kajkavian, which is protected as the cultural good of Croatia.[3]
Climate
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 3,389 in the following settlements:[2]
- Bednja, population 596
- Benkovec, population 187
- Brezova Gora, population 56
- Cvetlin, population 251
- Jamno, population 84
- Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 282
- Ježovec, population 234
- Mali Gorenec, population 90
- Meljan, population 101
- Osonjak, population 48
- Pašnik, population 44
- Pleš, population 240
- Podgorje Bednjansko, population 22
- Prebukovje, population 86
- Purga Bednjanska, population 104
- Rinkovec, population 264
- Sveti Josip, population 3
- Šaša, population 86
- Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 87
- Šinkovica Šaška, population 94
- Trakošćan, population 19
- Veliki Gorenec, population 36
- Vranojelje, population 114
- Vrbno, population 228
- Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 33
The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 99.2% of the population.[6]
| population | 6180 | 6707 | 7379 | 8205 | 9030 | 10323 | 10075 | 10481 | 10887 | 10688 | 9291 | 8261 | 6586 | 5448 | 4765 | 3992 | 3389 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current municipal mayor of Bednja is Damir Poljak (HDZ) and the Bednja Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 10 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grouping of electors | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Culture
- KUD Josip Genc Bednja[3]
Education
- OŠ Franje Serta, elementary school
Sport
NK Trakošćan Bednja is a local football club. Notable football players from Bednja are Andrej Kramarić and Robert Murić.[8]
