Črečan, Međimurje County

For the village in Zagreb County, see Črečan, Zagreb County.

Črečan (Hungarian: Cseresnyés) is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Nedelišće municipality within Međimurje County.

Črečan
Village
Črečan Location of Črečan in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°23′56″N 16°20′56″E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Municipality	Nedelišće
Area [1]
• Total	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	382
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4000 Čakovec[3]

History

Črečan is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Chereczan.^[4]

Catholic Chapel in Črečan was built in the year 1901.^[5]

Geography

Črečan is about 10 kilometres west from the centre of Čakovec, and some 90 kilometres north of Zagreb.

Črečan is situated in the alluvial plane of river Drava, at the edge of low hills called Međimurske Gorice.

Demographics

Črečan had a population of 434 in 2011 census.^[6]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1921 374 —     1931 395 +5.6% 1948 457 +15.7% 1953 466 +2.0% 1961 490 +5.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 449 −8.4% 1981 402 −10.5% 1991 425 +5.7% 2001 450 +5.9% 2011 434 −3.6%
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