Šenkovec

Šenkovec
Municipality
Village centre
Šenkovec Location of Šenkovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°25′N 16°25′E / 46.417°N 16.417°E / 46.417; 16.417
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Saša Horvat
Area
• Total	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,879
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
	(municipality total)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40000 Čakovec
Area code(s)	040
Website	senkovec.hr

Šenkovec (Hungarian: Szentilona) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia, located just outside the county seat, Čakovec.

The municipality includes two villages – Šenkovec and Knezovec. In the 2011 census, the two villages were populated by a total of 2,879 people,^[1] most of whom are Croats. The seat of the municipality is in Šenkovec, a suburban village located approximately 2 kilometers to the north-west from the centre of Čakovec. The main road between Čakovec and Mursko Središće goes through the village.

The village of Šenkovec has its own elementary school and kindergarten, as well as a sports hall and library. The pulmonology department of the Čakovec County Hospital is located in the Ksajpa neighbourhood of Šenkovec. There are two chapels in the municipality – the Holy Trinity Chapel in Šenkovec and the Saint Florian Chapel in Knezovec. The old Saint Jelena Chapel in Šenkovec is a listed building.

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  Church of Saint Helen

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  Main Street

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  Location within Međimurje County

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  EKO Međimurje brick factory

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  Chapel of Saint Helen

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the Municipality of Šenkovec (in Croatian)

Coordinates: 46°25′N 16°25′E / 46.417°N 16.417°E / 46.417; 16.417

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