Leskovec, Croatia

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Leskovec is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Štrigova municipality within Međimurje County. Village is located near the border with Slovenia.

Leskovec
Village
Leskovec Location of Leskovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 16°16′25″E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Municipality	Štrigova
Area [1]
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	83
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Leskovec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1448 as Villa Leskocz.^[3] In this charter Frederick II of Celje granted the village Leskovec to the chapel of Saint Jerome in nearby Štrigova.^[4] In year 1664 chapel of Saint Jerome with Leskovec was granted to the Pauline Order from Šenkovec by count Petar Zrinski.^[4] In early 19th century Leskovec was granted to noble family Knežević.^[5]

Geography

Leskovec is located in valley between hills of Gornje Međimurje, southwest from municipality centre Štrigova. Leskovec had a population of 109 in 2011 census.^[6] Leskovec is experiencing population decline since the 1950s.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1921 137 —     1931 145 +5.8% 1948 155 +6.9% 1953 147 −5.2% 1961 132 −10.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 137 +3.8% 1981 n/a[nb 1] —     1991 n/a[nb 1] —     2001 112 —     2011 109 −2.7%
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