Jalšovec

Jalšovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Part of the village is on Croatia's border with Slovenia.

Jalšovec
Village
Chapel in Jalšovec
Jalšovec Location of Jalšovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°30′33″N 16°18′43″E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Municipality	Štrigova
Area [1]
• Total	2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	111
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Jalšovec was mentioned in the Urbarium from the second half of the 17th century as Villa Jalsowecz. In the urbarium Jalšovec is recorded as possession of Count Petar Zrinski.^[3]

The Roman Catholic Chapel in the village was built at the turn of the 19th century.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Jalšovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje. River Mura enters Croatia from Slovenia, in the northernmost part of settlement. There is a border crossing with Slovenia in Jalšovec called Bukovje.^[4] Although, is located in Jalšovec, border crossing is named after the hamlet of Bukovje, which belongs to the neighboring village of Čestijanec.

Jalšovec had a population of 144 in 2011 census.^[5] Jalšovec is experiencing population decline since the 1980s.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1921 235 —     1931 234 −0.4% 1948 241 +3.0% 1953 230 −4.6% 1961 207 −10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 241 +16.4% 1981 202 −16.2% 1991 200 −1.0% 2001 176 −12.0% 2011 144 −18.2%
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