Leskovec, Croatia

Leskovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Village is located near the border with Slovenia.

Leskovec
Village
Leskovec
Location of Leskovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E
CountryCroatia
CountyMeđimurje County
MunicipalityŠtrigova
Area
  Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total109
  Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Leskovec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1448 as Villa Leskocz.[3] In this charter Frederick II of Celje granted the village Leskovec to the chapel of Saint Jerome in nearby Štrigova.[4] In year 1664 chapel of Saint Jerome with Leskovec was granted to the Pauline Order from Šenkovec by count Petar Zrinski.[4] In early 19th century Leskovec was granted to noble family Knežević.[5]

Geography

Leskovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje, southwest from municipality centre Štrigova. Leskovec had a population of 109 in 2011 census.[2] Leskovec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921137    
1931145+5.8%
1948155+6.9%
1953147−5.2%
1961132−10.2%
YearPop.±%
1971137+3.8%
1981n/a[nb 1]    
1991n/a[nb 1]    
2001112    
2011109−2.7%
[2][6]

References

Footnotes

  1. Leskovec was part of village Štrigova

Citations

  1. "Prostorni plan uređenja općine Štrigova" (in Croatian). Zavod za prostorno uređenje Međimurske Županije. October 2005. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Leskovec". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "32813". Hungaricana (in Latin). p. 30. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. Feletar, Dragutin (2017). "Učeni pavlin Josip Bedeković (1688.-1760.) i njegovo djelo". In Feletar, Dragutin (ed.). Josip Bedeković: Knjiga o sv. Jeronimu, Iliriku i Međimurju (in Croatian). Meridijani. pp. 525–526. ISBN 978-953-239-204-3.
  5. Korunek, Marijana (2016). "Obitelj Knežević I obnova nekadašnjeg čakovečkog Pavlinskog samostana početkom 19.st" [The Knežević Famili and the Renovation of Former Pauline Monastery in Čakovec in Early 19th Century]. Portal: godišnjak Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda (in Croatian). 7: 238. Retrieved November 2, 2020 via HRČAK.
  6. "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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