Virje

Summary

Virje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia.

Virje
Virje is located in Croatia
Virje
Virje
Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E / 46.0672000°N 16.9900000°E / 46.0672000; 16.9900000
Country Croatia
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci
Area
 • Total78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,842
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevirje.hr

Population edit

In the 2011 census, there were 4,587 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements:[3]

In the same census, Croats formed an absolute majority.[4]

History edit

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.

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Virje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Koprivnica-Križevci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

External links edit

  • Virje