Brdovec is a municipality in the Zagreb County, Croatia. The closest town to Brdovec is neighboring Zaprešić on the east.

Brdovec
Municipality
Općina Brdovec
Januševec Castle
Januševec Castle
Flag of Brdovec
Brdovec is located in Croatia
Brdovec
Brdovec
Location of Brdovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°52′N 15°46′E / 45.867°N 15.767°E / 45.867; 15.767
CountryCroatia
CountyZagreb County
Settlements
13 settlements
  • Brdovec (seat)
  • Donji Laduč
  • Drenje Brdovečko
  • Gornji Laduč
  • Harmica
  • Javorje
  • Ključ Brdovečki
  • Prigorje Brdovečko
  • Prudnice
  • Savski Marof
  • Šenkovec
  • Vukovo Selo
  • Zdenci Brdovečki
Government
 • MayorAlen Prelec (SDP)[1]
Area
 • Municipality37.2 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality10,737
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,848
 • Urban density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
10291, 10292
Area code01
License platesZG
Websitebrdovec.hr

Demographics

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According to the 2001 census, there are 10,287 inhabitants, 92% which are Croats. They live in 13 settlements:

 
St. Vitus Church in Brdovec

Austro-Hungarian 1910 census

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According to the 1910 census in Croatia, municipality of Brdovec had 4,021 inhabitants,[4] which were linguistically and religiously declared as:

Municipality of Brdovec
language religion

total: 4,021

  Croatian 3,860 (95.99%)
  Slovene 123 (3.05%)
  Hungarian 12 (0.29%)
  Czech 5 (0.12%)
  Serbian 3 (0.07%)
  German 2 (0.04%)
  Italian 2 (0.04%)
  others 14 (0.34%)

total: 4,021

  Rom. Cathol. 4,010 (99.72%)
  Jewish 8 (0.19%)
  Eastern Orthodox 3 (0.07%)

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Elections - Results". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ Book: "Ethnic and religious composition of population of Croatia, 1880-1991: by settlements", author: Jakov Gelo, publisher: Zagreb, Croatian bureau of statistics, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
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