Hlebine
Municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia
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Hlebine is a settlement and a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
Hlebine | |
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 Interactive map of Hlebine | |
  Hlebine | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′14″N 16°57′58″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Koprivnica-Križevci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Božica Trnski (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 38.4/km2 (99.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 48316 Đelekovec |
| Website | hlebine |
According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 1,180 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 91.95%.
History
Hlebine is first mentioned 1671 as a village in the Drnje parish. It became an independent parish in the 18th century. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Hlebine was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. It was a part of Koprivnica county until 1993. Hlebine is also an important city for Croatian art, and is a center of Croatian naive art. It is a birth town of Franjo Mraz, Krsto Hegedušić, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić and Franjo Gaži.
Population
The population has been decreasing continuously for a number of years. As of 2001, Hlebine had 1470 inhabitants with the overwhelming majority being Croats.
In 2021, the municipality had 1,180 residents in the following settlements:[2]
- Gabajeva Greda, population 124
- Hlebine, population 1056
| population | 1749 | 1711 | 2004 | 2169 | 2340 | 2594 | 2579 | 2612 | 2602 | 2543 | 2500 | 2234 | 1845 | 1606 | 1470 | 1304 | 1180 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
