Leskovec, Croatia

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Village in Međimurje County, Croatia

Leskovec

Village

Leskovec

Location of Leskovec in Croatia

Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E﻿ / ﻿46.48806°N 16.27361°E﻿ / 46.48806; 16.27361
Country| Croatia
County| Međimurje County
Municipality| Štrigova
Area

[1]

• 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.

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 137| —
1931| 145| +5.8%
1948| 155| +6.9%
1953| 147| −5.2%
1961| 132| −10.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1971| 137| +3.8%
1981| n/a[nb 1]| —
1991| n/a[nb 1]| —
2001| 112| —
2011| 109| −2.7%
[6][7]

## References[edit]

### Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ a b Leskovec was part of village Štrigova

### Citations[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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. ^ "32813". Hungaricana (in Latin). p. 30. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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*[Pop.]: Population
*[±%]: Percent change