Črečan, Međimurje County

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Črečan
Village
Črečan is located in Croatia
Črečan
Črečan
Location of Črečan in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°23′56″N 16°20′56″E / 46.39889°N 16.34889°E / 46.39889; 16.34889
CountryCroatia
CountyMeđimurje County
MunicipalityNedelišće
Area
 • Total5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total382
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4000 Čakovec[3]

Črečan (Hungarian: Cseresnyés) is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Nedelišće municipality within Međimurje County.

History[edit]

Črečan is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Chereczan.[4]

Catholic Chapel in Črečan was built in the year 1901.[5]

Geography[edit]

Črečan is about 10 kilometres west from the centre of Čakovec, and some 90 kilometres north of Zagreb.

Črečan is situated in the alluvial plane of river Drava, at the edge of low hills called Međimurske Gorice.

Demographics[edit]

Črečan had a population of 434 in 2011 census.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921374—    
1931395+5.6%
1948457+15.7%
1953466+2.0%
1961490+5.2%
YearPop.±%
1971449−8.4%
1981402−10.5%
1991425+5.7%
2001450+5.9%
2011434−3.6%
[6][7]

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. ^ "Pretraživanje mjesta s pripadajućim poštanskim brojem". Hrvatska pošta (in Croatian). Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "8143". Hungaricana (in Latin). Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "PPUO Nedelišće" (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije. October 2005. p. 54. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Črečan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.