Leskovec, Croatia
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Leskovec | |
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Village | |
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  Leskovec Location of Leskovec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E / 46.48806°N 16.27361°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Međimurje County |
| Municipality | Štrigova |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 83 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Leskovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Village is located near the border with Slovenia.
History
[edit]Leskovec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1448 as Villa Leskocz.[3] In this charter Frederick II of Celje granted the village Leskovec to the chapel of Saint Jerome in nearby Štrigova.[4] In year 1664 chapel of Saint Jerome with Leskovec was granted to the Pauline Order from Šenkovec by count Petar Zrinski.[4] In early 19th century Leskovec was granted to noble family Knežević.[5]
Geography
[edit]Leskovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje, southwest from municipality centre Štrigova. Leskovec had a population of 109 in 2011 census.[6] Leskovec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s.
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References
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[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "32813". Hungaricana (in Latin). p. 30. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Feletar, Dragutin (2017). "Učeni pavlin Josip Bedeković (1688.-1760.) i njegovo djelo". In Feletar, Dragutin (ed.). Josip Bedeković: Knjiga o sv. Jeronimu, Iliriku i Međimurju (in Croatian). Meridijani. pp. 525–526. ISBN 978-953-239-204-3.
- ^ Korunek, Marijana (2016). "Obitelj Knežević I obnova nekadašnjeg čakovečkog Pavlinskog samostana početkom 19.st" [The Knežević Famili and the Renovation of Former Pauline Monastery in Čakovec in Early 19th Century]. Portal: godišnjak Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda (in Croatian). 7: 238. Retrieved November 2, 2020 – via HRČAK.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Leskovec". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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