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Donji Vidovec

Municipality in Međimurje, Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donji Vidovec
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Donji Vidovec (Hungarian: Muravid; Kajkavian: Dolnji Vidovec) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.

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History

Archaeological discoveries from the ancient period have been found in the area of ​​Donji Vidovec. Donji Vidovec was the center of population of the entire eastern Međimurje region from Čukovec and Donji Mihaljevec to Legrad and Kotoriba. For a long time it was called Bistrica, which it got after the nearby stream Bistrec. It was first mentioned in 1226 as an estate named Bistrec. In 1771, Donji Vidovec had 127 houses and 744 inhabitants.[3]

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Geography

The village is located in the south-eastern part of Međimurje County, and borders the municipalities of Sveta Marija, Donja Dubrava and Kotoriba. It is also close to the Drava and the outflow canal from Lake Dubrava, a reservoir on the river. The centre of Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, is located around 31 kilometres from Donji Vidovec, while the town of Prelog is located around 14 kilometres from the village. Donji Vidovec also borders the Legrad municipality of Koprivnica-Križevci County and the Mali Bukovec municipality of Varaždin County.[4]

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Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the Donji Vidovec municipality had a total population of 1,197. Donji Vidovec is the only village in the municipality.[2]

Donji Vidovec: Population trends 1857–2021
population
1686
1774
1867
2082
2166
2301
2323
2187
2387
2306
2279
2141
1904
1756
1595
1399
1197
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Administration

The current mayor of Donji Vidovec is Bojana Petrić (NPS) and the Donji Vidovec Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

Groups Councilors per group
NPS
5 / 9
HSLS-MDS
3 / 9
HDZ
1 / 9
Source:[5]

References

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