Bednja, Varaždin County
Bednja | |
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Municipality | |
Houses in the village centre | |
Interactive map of Bednja | |
  Bednja Location of Bednja in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Damir Poljak (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 3,389 |
| • Density | 44.5/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 596 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42253 Bednja |
| Area code | +385 (0)42 |
| Website | bednja |
Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in northern Croatia. It is located in the Varaždin County, west of Lepoglava.
The village is known by its specific local idiom (bednjanski govor), subdialect of Kajkavian, which is protected as the cultural good of Croatia.[3]
Climate
Since records began in 2006, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F), on 8 August 2013.[4] The coldest temperature was −23.8 °C (−10.8 °F), on 9 February 2012.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 3,389 in the following settlements:[2]
- Bednja, population 596
- Benkovec, population 187
- Brezova Gora, population 56
- Cvetlin, population 251
- Jamno, population 84
- Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 282
- Ježovec, population 234
- Mali Gorenec, population 90
- Meljan, population 101
- Osonjak, population 48
- Pašnik, population 44
- Pleš, population 240
- Podgorje Bednjansko, population 22
- Prebukovje, population 86
- Purga Bednjanska, population 104
- Rinkovec, population 264
- Sveti Josip, population 3
- Šaša, population 86
- Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 87
- Šinkovica Šaška, population 94
- Trakošćan, population 19
- Veliki Gorenec, population 36
- Vranojelje, population 114
- Vrbno, population 228
- Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 33
The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 99.2% of the population.[6]
| population | 6180 | 6707 | 7379 | 8205 | 9030 | 10323 | 10075 | 10481 | 10887 | 10688 | 9291 | 8261 | 6586 | 5448 | 4765 | 3992 | 3389 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current municipal mayor of Bednja is Damir Poljak (HDZ) and the Bednja Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 10 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grouping of electors | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Culture
- KUD Josip Genc Bednja[3]
Education
- OŠ Franje Serta, elementary school
Sport
NK Trakošćan Bednja is a local football club. Notable football players from Bednja are Andrej Kramarić and Robert Murić.[8]
References
- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- 1 2 Papec, Ana (11 March 2025). "Najkompliciranije kajkavsko narječje dobiva svoj rječnik". HRT Magazin (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
- ↑ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ↑ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ↑ "Population by Ethnicity/Citizenship/Mother tongue/Religion" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ↑ "V. VARAŽDINSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "TAKAV TANDEM TALENATA ZAGORJE NIKADA NIJE IMALO, VEĆ SA 15 GODINA SU ŽARILI I PALILI I dalje vjerujem da će obojica igrati u hrvatskoj reprezentaciji!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
Bibliography
- Jagić, Suzana (2009-11-10). "Povijesne okolnosti osnutka pučkih škola u Višnjici, Ivancu, Maruševcu i Bednji 1839. godine" [The Historical Circumstances Surrounding the Foundation of Elementary Schools in Višnjica, Maruševec and Bednja in the Year 1839]. Kaj: časopis za književnost, umjetnost, kulturu (in Croatian). 42 (4–5): 115–126. eISSN 1848-7920.
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