Šenkovec
Municipality in Međimurje, Croatia
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Šenkovec (Hungarian: Szentilona) is a municipality and village in Međimurje County, Croatia, located just outside the county seat, Čakovec.
Šenkovec | |
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Municipality | |
_-_opskrbni_centar.jpg) Village centre | |
  Šenkovec Location of Šenkovec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′N 16°25′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Zoran Kolar (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,708 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,336 |
| • Urban density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40000 Čakovec |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | senkovec |
The village of Šenkovec has its own elementary school and kindergarten, as well as a sports hall and library. The pulmonology department of the Čakovec County Hospital is located in the Ksajpa neighbourhood of Šenkovec. There are two chapels in the municipality – the Holy Trinity Chapel in Šenkovec and the Saint Florian Chapel in Knezovec. The old Saint Jelena Chapel in Šenkovec is a listed building.
History
Geography
The municipality of Šenkovec is located in the central part of Međimurje County and has an area of 9.18 km2. It is the third smallest municipality in Međimurje County and makes up 1.26% of the total area of the county.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 2,708 in the following settlements:[2]
- Knezovec, population 372
- Šenkovec, population 2,336
The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 98% of population.[5]
| population | 320 | 416 | 525 | 570 | 628 | 686 | 731 | 874 | 1213 | 1417 | 1637 | 1726 | 2311 | 2537 | 2770 | 2879 | 2708 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current mayor of Šenkovec is Zoran Kolar and the Šenkovec Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grouping of electors | 4 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HNS | 4 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPS-HSU-Social Democrats-HSS | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grouping of electors | 1 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SDP | 1 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
Church of Saint Helen
Main Street
EKO Međimurje brick factory
Chapel of Saint Helen
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