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Gornji Mihaljevec - Wikipedia

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Gornji Mihaljevec
Municipality
Church of Saint Catherine
Gornji Mihaljevec Location of Gornji Mihaljevec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°26′N 16°22′E / 46.433°N 16.367°E / 46.433; 16.367
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Goran Lovrec
Area ^[1]
• Municipality	32.1 km² (12.4 sq mi)
• Urban	5.0 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Municipality	1,740
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
• Urban	233
• Urban density	47/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40000 Čakovec
Website	gornjimihaljevec.hr

Gornji Mihaljevec (Hungarian: Felsőmihályfalva) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia.

History

The oldest archaeological finds in Gornji Mihaljevec municipality are from the Roman period. Fragments of Roman roads were found in the villages of Preseka, Prhovec, Martinuševec and Tupkovec. These fragments are part of a road that led from Poetovio to Carnuntum^[3]

The settlement Gornji Mihaljevec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Michalowecz Maius.^[4] In year 1789 Catholic parish of Saint Catherine was established in Gornji Mihaljevec.^[5]

In October 1931 villages Badličan, Preseka, and Prhovec were separated from Čakovec District and the rest of Međimurje and placed under authority of Ptuj District in Drava Banovina. But only month later, in November 1931, all three villages were again reincorporated in Međimurje.^[6]

Municipality of Gornji Mihaljevec was established in year 1997.^[7]

Geography

Gornji Mihaljevec is located in part of Međimurje called Gornje Međimurje at border with Slovenia. Village of Gornji Mihaljevec, municipality centre, is about 15 kilometres west from Čakovec, and some 100 kilometres north of Zagreb. The municipality covers an area of 32.15 km².^[8]

Landscape of Gornji Mihaljevec consist of low hills called Međimurske gorice, covered with vineyards, orchards and woodlands. There is a border crossing with Slovenia in village of Preseka.^[9] Border crossing connects municipality with village of Središče ob Dravi .

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 1,917 in 12 villages.^[10] Gornji Mihaljevec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s. The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 97% of population.^[11]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,393	—
1931	2,598	+8.6%
1948	3,007	+15.7%
1953	3,003	−0.1%
1961	2,852	−5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	2,634	−7.6%
1981	2,388	−9.3%
1991	2,227	−6.7%
2001	2,046	−8.1%
2011	1,917	−6.3%

^[10]^[12]

Settlements

Village	Population^[10] (2011)
Badličan	96
Bogdanovec	136
Dragoslavec Breg	129
Dragoslavec Selo	214
Gornja Dubrava	226
Gornji Mihaljevec	283
Martinuševec	127
Preseka	67
Prhovec	138
Tupkovec	88
Vugrišinec	164
Vukanovec	249
TOTAL	1,917

Culture

The church of Saint Catherine was built at the end of the 17th century at the site of former wooden chapel.^[13]

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ Marciuš, Branka (2015). "Rimska cesta od sela Preseka do Svetog Martina na Muri u Međimurju" [Roman Road from the Village of Preseka to Sveti Martin na Muri in Međimurje]. Godišnjak zaštite spomenika kulture Hrvatske (in Croatian). 39. Ministarstvo Kulture RH. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via HRČAK.
^ "8143". Hungaricana. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "Gornji Mihaljevec kroz povijest". Općina Gornji Mihaljevec. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ Grgić, Stipica (2014). Uprava u Savskoj banovini (1929.-1939.) – između državnog centralizma I supsidijarnosti [Administration in the Sava Banovina (1929-1939) – Between state centralism and subsidiaritx] (Thesis) (in Croatian). p. 158. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "2018 – Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia" (PDF). Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2018. p. 74. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "Prostorni plan uređenja općine Gornji Mihaljevec" (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije. October 2005. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "Granični prijelazi na području policijske uprave Međimurske". Policijska uprava Međimurska. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gornji Mihaljevec". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Međimurje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Prostorni plan uređenja općine Gornji Mihaljevec" (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije. October 2005. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

v t e Subdivisions of Međimurje County
Towns	Čakovec (seat) Mursko Središće Prelog	Coat of arms of Međimurje County
Municipalities	Belica Dekanovec Domašinec Donja Dubrava Donji Kraljevec Donji Vidovec Goričan Gornji Mihaljevec Kotoriba Mala Subotica Nedelišće Orehovica Podturen Pribislavec Selnica Strahoninec Sveta Marija Sveti Juraj na Bregu Sveti Martin na Muri Šenkovec Štrigova Vratišinec	Coat of arms of Međimurje County

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