Virje

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

Virje
Virje
Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E
Country	Croatia
County	Koprivnica-Križevci
Area [1]
• Total	78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	3,842
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	virje.hr

Population

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

• Donje Zdjelice, population 74
• Hampovica, population 268
• Miholjanec, population 295
• Rakitnica, population 136
• Šemovci, population 512
• Virje, population 3,302

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

• Mihajlo Lukić

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" (xlsx). 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.

External links

• Virje