Donji Kraljevec, Međimurje County

Donji Kraljevec (Hungarian: Murakirály^[3]) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.

Donji Kraljevec
Municipality
Village centre
Donji Kraljevec Location of Donji Kraljevec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°22′N 16°39′E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Seat	Donji Kraljevec
Settlements	List Donji Hrašćan Donji Kraljevec Donji Pustakovec Hodošan Palinovec Sveti Juraj u Trnju
Government
• Municipal mayor	Miljenko Horvat
Area [1]
• Municipality	36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
• Urban	11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	4,043
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	1,407
• Urban density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40320 Donji Kraljevec
Website	donjikraljevec.hr

Geography and demographics

Location within Međimurje County

In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 4,659. Of the entire population, a total of 4,578 people (98.3%) identified themselves as Croats.^[4]

The village of Donji Kraljevec is located around 20 kilometres south-east of Čakovec, the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, and just over 4 kilometres north-east of Prelog, the second largest city of the county. In the 2001 census, the village had a population of 1,694 and was also the largest village in the municipality.

In addition to Donji Kraljevec (population 1560), there were five other villages belonging to the municipality during the 2011 census:^[5]

• Donji Hrašćan – 547 people
• Donji Pustakovec – 286 people
• Hodošan – 1,254 people
• Palinovec – 712 people
• Sveti Juraj u Trnju – 300 people

Sport

The nearby Stadium Milenium is a speedway stadium and hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia.^[6]

Notable people

• Rudolf Steiner - philosopher