Virje
Virje is located in Croatia
Virje
Virje
Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E / 46.0672000°N 16.9900000°E / 46.0672000; 16.9900000
Country Croatia
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci
Area
  Total78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total3,842
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevirje.hr

Virje is a village and a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia.

Population

In the 2011 census, there were 4,587 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements:[3]

In the same census, Croats formed an absolute majority.[4]

History

St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of this municipality.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Virje was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Notable people

References

  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Virje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. "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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