Gornji Mihaljevec
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Gornji Mihaljevec | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Church of Saint Catherine | |
  Gornji Mihaljevec Location of Gornji Mihaljevec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 16°22′E / 46.433°N 16.367°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Goran Lovrec (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 32.1 km2 (12.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,740 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 233 |
| • Urban density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40000 Čakovec |
| Website | gornjimihaljevec |
Gornji Mihaljevec (Hungarian: Felsőmihályfalva) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia.
The oldest archaeological finds in the Gornji Mihaljevec municipality are from the Roman period. Fragments of Roman roads were found in the villages of Preseka, Prhovec, Martinuševec and Tupkovec. These fragments are part of a road that led from Poetovio to Carnuntum.[3]
Gornji Mihaljevec was first mentioned in a charter issued in the year 1478 as Michalowecz Maius.[4] In 1789, the parish of Saint Catherine was established in Gornji Mihaljevec.[5]
In October 1931 the villages Badličan, Preseka, and Prhovec were separated from the Čakovec District and the rest of Međimurje and were placed under the authority of the Ptuj District in Drava Banovina. But only a month later, in November 1931, all three villages were again reincorporated into Međimurje.[6]
The Municipality of Gornji Mihaljevec was established in 1997.[7]
Geography
Gornji Mihaljevec is located in a part of Međimurje called Gornje Međimurje at the border with Slovenia. The village of Gornji Mihaljevec, is about 15 kilometres west from Čakovec, and some 100 kilometres north of Zagreb. The municipality covers an area of 32.15 km2.[8]
The landscape of Gornji Mihaljevec consists of low hills called Međimurske gorice, covered with vineyards, orchards and woodlands. There is a border crossing with Slovenia in the village of Preseka which connects the municipality with the village of Središče ob Dravi.[9]
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