Bednja, Varaždin County

For the river, see Bednja (river).

Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in northern Croatia. It is located in the Varaždin County, west of Lepoglava.

Bednja
Municipality
Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007
Bednja Location of Bednja in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E
Country	Croatia
County	Varaždin County
Government
• Municipal mayor	Mirko Bistrović
Area [1]
• Municipality	76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
• Urban	6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	3,389
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	596
• Urban density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	42253 Bednja
Area code	+385 (0)42
Website	bednja.hr

Climate

Since records began in 2006, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F), on 8 August 2013.^[3] The coldest temperature was −23.8 °C (−10.8 °F), on 9 February 2012.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,992 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[5]

• Bednja, population 677
• Benkovec, population 234
• Brezova Gora, population 69
• Cvetlin, population 283
• Jamno, population 86
• Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 337
• Ježovec, population 305
• Mali Gorenec, population 109
• Meljan, population 148
• Osonjak, population 47
• Pašnik, population 65
• Pleš, population 261
• Podgorje Bednjansko, population 20
• Prebukovje, population 97
• Purga Bednjanska, population 119
• Rinkovec, population 284
• Sveti Josip, population 3
• Šaša, population 111
• Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 121
• Šinkovica Šaška, population 111
• Trakošćan, population 18
• Veliki Gorenec, population 50
• Vranojelje, population 131
• Vrbno, population 267
• Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 39

The majority of the population is of Croat descent.^[6]

Notable person

• Andrej Kramarić – footballer