Pregrada

For the sluice gate on the Ljubljanica River, see Ljubljanica Sluice Gate.
Pregrada
Town

Church in Pregrada
Pregrada

Location of Pregrada in Croatia

Coordinates: HR 46°10′N 15°45′E / 46.16°N 15.75°E / 46.16; 15.75
Country  Croatia
County Krapina-Zagorje
Government
  Mayor Marko Vešligaj (SDP)
Area
  Total 67.26 km2 (25.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 6,594 (municipality)
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)

Pregrada is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were 6,594 inhabitants in the following settlements:[1]

  • Benkovo, population 326
  • Bregi Kostelski, population 269
  • Bušin, population 139
  • Cigrovec, population 414
  • Donja Plemenšćina, population 138
  • Gabrovec, population 59
  • Gorjakovo, population 344
  • Gornja Plemenšćina, population 273
  • Klenice, population 80
  • Kostel, population 137
  • Kostelsko, population 244
  • Mala Gora, population 169
  • Marinec, population 118
  • Martiša Ves, population 19
  • Pavlovec Pregradski, population 229
  • Pregrada, population 1,828
  • Sopot, population 330
  • Stipernica, population 172
  • Svetojurski Vrh, population 166
  • Valentinovo, population 163
  • Velika Gora, population 86
  • Vinagora, population 41
  • Višnjevec, population 174
  • Vojsak, population 157
  • Vrhi Pregradski, population 395
  • Vrhi Vinagorski, population 124

In the 2011 census, the absolute majority were Croats.[2]

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Pregrada was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Pregrada". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Krapina-Zagorje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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