Virje
Municipality of Croatia
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Virje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia.
Virje | |
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 Interactive map of Virje | |
  Virje | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Koprivnica-Križevci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kristina Filipović (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 3,842 |
| • Density | 48.9/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 48350 Đurđevac |
| Website | virje |
History
St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of this municipality.
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Virje was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 3,842 residents in the following 6 settlements:[2]
- Donje Zdjelice, population 63
- Hampovica, population 215
- Miholjanec, population 244
- Rakitnica, population 107
- Šemovci, population 402
- Virje, population 2,811
Virje: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 7649 | 8855 | 9667 | 8745 | 9035 | 9013 | 8655 | 8152 | 7349 | 7153 | 6791 | 6543 | 5849 | 5435 | 5197 | 4587 | 3842 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current mayor of Virje is Kristina Filipović (HDZ) and the Virje Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 5 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independents | 5 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SDP | 2 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Petar Cik | 1 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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