Legrad

Legrad
Municipality
Legrad

Location of Legrad in Croatia

Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°51′E / 46.300°N 16.850°E / 46.300; 16.850Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°51′E / 46.300°N 16.850°E / 46.300; 16.850
Country  Croatia
County Koprivnica-križevci
Government
 • Municipal mayor Ivan Sabolić (SDP)
Area[1]
 • Total 62.62 km2 (24.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 2,241
 • Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
  (municipality total)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48317 Legrad
Area code +385 (0)48
Website opcinalegrad.hr

Legrad is a municipality in northern Croatia, located north of Koprivnica and east of Ludbreg in the Koprivnica–Križevci County. There are 2,241 inhabitants in the municipality,[2] absolute majority of which are Croats at 97.4%, with the largest minority being Romani at 1% of the municipality.[3] Beside the Roman Catholic majority, there are authentic Hungarian and Croatian Lutherans that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.

History

It is interesting that Legrad got a railway station on the other side of the river Drava in Hungary in the second half of the 19th century and that the name of this train station was Légrád until a few years ago (see: Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic).

It is historically very important that Novi Zrin was near Legrad.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Legrad was part of the Zala County of the Kingdom of Hungary.

References

  1. ↑ "Prostorni plan Koprivničko-križevačke županije" (PDF) (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Koprivničko-križevačke županije. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Legrad". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.


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