Donji Vidovec

Donji Vidovec
Municipality
Location within Međimurje County
Donji Vidovec Location of Donji Vidovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°47′E / 46.333°N 16.783°E / 46.333; 16.783
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Josip Grivec
Area
• Total	13.64 km² (5.27 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,399
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	40327 Donji Vidovec
Area code(s)	040
Website	www.donjividovec.hr

Donji Vidovec (Hungarian: Muravid; Kajkavian: Dolnji Vidovec) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.

Donji Vidovec is the only village belonging to the municipality. It had a population of 1,399 in the 2011 census,^[1] with 97% (1,357 people) of the population identifying themselves as Croats.^[2]

The village is located in the south-eastern part of Međimurje County, with the nearby villages including Sveta Marija, Donja Dubrava and Kotoriba, all of which are the seats of separate municipalities. It is also close to the Drava and the outflow canal from Lake Dubrava, a reservoir on the river. The centre of Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, is located around 31 kilometres from Donji Vidovec, while the town of Prelog is located around 14 kilometres from the village. To the south, the Donji Vidovec municipality borders the Legrad municipality of Koprivnica-Križevci County.

Donji Vidovec was first mentioned in 1226 as an estate named Bistrec.

References

1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Donji Vidovec". 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.

External links

The official website of the municipality (Croatian)

Subdivisions of Međimurje County

Towns	Čakovec (seat) Mursko Središće Prelog

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

Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°47′E / 46.333°N 16.783°E / 46.333; 16.783

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