Leskovec, Croatia

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Leskovec
Village
Leskovec is located in Croatia
Leskovec
Leskovec
Location of Leskovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E / 46.48806°N 16.27361°E / 46.48806; 16.27361Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E / 46.48806°N 16.27361°E / 46.48806; 16.27361
CountryCroatia
CountyMeđimurje County
MunicipalityŠtrigova
Area
[1]
 • Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total109
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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[]

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[]

Leskovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje, southwest from municipality centre Štrigova. Leskovec had a population of 109 in 2011 census.[2] Leskovec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921137—    
1931145+5.8%
1948155+6.9%
1953147−5.2%
1961132−10.2%
YearPop.±%
1971137+3.8%
1981n/a[nb 1]—    
1991n/a[nb 1]—    
2001112—    
2011109−2.7%
[2][6]

References[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Leskovec was part of village Štrigova

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Prostorni plan uređenja općine Štrigova" (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije. October 2005. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Leskovec". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "32813". Hungaricana (in Latin). p. 30. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Feletar, Dragutin (2017). "Učeni pavlin Josip Bedeković (1688.-1760.) i njegovo djelo". In Feletar, Dragutin (ed.). : 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. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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