Cestica
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Cestica | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 A street in Cestica | |
 Flag | |
  Cestica Location of Cestica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 16°08′E / 46.37°N 16.13°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mirko Korotaj (HNS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 5,425 |
| • Density | 118/km2 (305/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 479 |
| • Urban density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42208 Cestica[3] |
| Website | cestica |
Cestica is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 5,425 in the following settlements:[2]
- Babinec, population 514
- Brezje Dravsko, population 203
- Cestica, population 479
- Dubrava Križovljanska, population 216
- Falinić Breg, population 89
- Gornje Vratno, population 1,297
- Jarki, population 132
- Kolarovec, population 220
- Križanče, population 118
- Križovljan Radovečki, population 235
- Mali Lovrečan, population 39
- Malo Gradišće, population 112
- Natkrižovljan, population 258
- Otok Virje, population 226
- Radovec, population 350
- Radovec Polje, population 145
- Selci Križovljanski, population 145
- Veliki Lovrečan, population 312
- Virje Križovljansko, population 263
- Vratno Otok, population 72
The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 87.35% of the population.[4]
Cestica: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 2888 | 3234 | 3306 | 3668 | 3864 | 5154 | 5267 | 5873 | 6388 | 6312 | 6262 | 6240 | 5998 | 5790 | 5678 | 5806 | 5425 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
Culture
There are currently 26 associations operating in the Municipality of Cestica:[6]
- VFD Babinec
- VFD Gornje Vratno
- VFD Gradišće
- VFD Križovljan Cestica
- VFD Lovrečan-Dubrava
- VFD Virje Križovljansko
- Firefighting Association of the Municipality of Cestica
- Football club "Bratstvo"
- Football club "Dinamo" Babinec
- Football club "Polet" Cestica
- Football club "Vratno"
- Minifootball club Kolarovec
- Minifootball club Lovrečan
- Sports recreation association "Vrtovi Vratno"
- Cultural and Artistic Society of the Municipality of Cestica
- Sport Fishing Club "Municipality of Cestica 1995"
- Hunting Society "Cestica" Cestica
- Hunting Society "Saint Hubert" Cestica
- Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers "St. Martin"
- Cestica Municipality Pensioners' Association
- "Vezilje" Handicraft Association
- Association of Traditional Customs "Pingo"
- "Life and Joy", an association for children with disabilities and people with disabilities
- Sports and recreation club "Poleti"
- Youth Association hyperACTIVE Cestica
- For life association
