Bednja

Municipality in Varaždin County, Croatia

46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E / 46.23000; 15.98000Country

CroatiaCounty

Varaždin CountyGovernment

• Municipal mayorMirko BistrovićArea

^[1]

• Municipality76.2 km² (29.4 sq mi) • Urban

6.0 km² (2.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Municipality3,389 • Density44/km² (120/sq mi) • Urban

596 • Urban density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

42253 Bednja

Area code+385 (0)42Websitebednja.hr

Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County (west of Lepoglava), and also a river in northern Croatia.

According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,992 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[3]

Bednja, population 677
Benkovec, population 234
Brezova Gora, population 69
Cvetlin, population 283
Jamno, population 86
Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 337
Ježovec, population 305
Mali Gorenec, population 109
Meljan, population 148
Osonjak, population 47
Pašnik, population 65
Pleš, population 261
Podgorje Bednjansko, population 20
Prebukovje, population 97
Purga Bednjanska, population 119
Rinkovec, population 284
Sveti Josip, population 3
Šaša, population 111
Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 121
Šinkovica Šaška, population 111
Trakošćan, population 18
Veliki Gorenec, population 50
Vranojelje, population 131
Vrbno, population 267
Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 39

The majority of the population is of Croat descent.^[4]

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.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bednja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Varaždin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.