Nedelišće

Nedelišće (Hungarian: Drávavásárhely; Kajkavian: Nedelišče) is a village in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia, and the seat of the Municipality of Nedelišće, which also includes 10 other villages in the south-western part of Međimurje County. Nedelišće itself is a suburban village located just outside the county seat, Čakovec, around 3 kilometres from the city's centre.

Nedelišće
Municipality
Općina Nedelišće Nedelišće Municipality
Main street in Nedelišće
Nedelišće Location of Nedelišće in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°23′N 16°23′E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Nikola Novak[1] (SDP)
Area [2]
• Municipality	58.8 km2 (22.7 sq mi)
• Urban	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	11,017
• Density	187/km2 (485/sq mi)
• Urban	3,840
• Urban density	253/km2 (654/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40305 Nedelišće
Website	nedelisce.hr

History

Nedelišće was first mentioned in 1226, in a donation of the Hungarian King Béla IV. The settlement was named after Sunday (Croatian: nedjelja, local Kajkavian dialect: nedelja or nedela), the day when the Holy Trinity is venerated.^[4][5]

Between 1570 and 1586, Nedelišće was the seat of one of the first Croatian printing offices. The first document about the establishment of a local school originates from 1660, when Međimurje was reigned by the Zrinski family. The local volunteer fire department was founded in 1908 and is the oldest in the municipality.^[6]

Geography

The main road going through the municipality is the D3 state road, connecting it with Čakovec to the east and Varaždin. The D208 road branches off of D3 road in Nedelišće and connects it with Trnovec border crossing with Slovenia towards Ormož. There are also two railroads going through the municipality, one connecting Čakovec with the Slovenian town of Ormož to the west and the other one connecting the city with other Croatian cities such as Varaždin and Zagreb to the south.

Location of Nedelišće Municipality in Međimurje County

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 11,017 in the following settlements:^[3]

• Črečan, population 382
• Dunjkovec, population 860
• Gornji Hrašćan, population 773
• Gornji Kuršanec, population 797
• Macinec, population 484
• Nedelišće, population 3,840
• Parag, population 1,389
• Pretetinec, population 549
• Pušćine, population 1,089
• Slakovec, population 508
• Trnovec, population 346

Nedelišće: Population trends 1857–2021

v

population	2796	3215	3777	4169	4950	5368	5472	6279	7393	7821	8556	9423	10289	11248	11544	11975	11017
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Administration

The current mayor of Nedelišće is Nikola Novak and the Nedelišće Municipal Council consists of 15 seats.

Groups	Councilors per group
SDP	12 / 15
NPS-HSU	2 / 15
HDZ-HDS	1 / 15
Source:[7]

Culture and sport

Nedelišće is known as the host of some manifestations, most notably the largest annual business fair in Međimurje County, MESAP (Croatian: Međimurski sajam poduzetništva), which usually takes place in June and gathers various companies from all over the county.^[8]

The local sports and gymnastics centre, Sport Hub Nedelišće, is one of the largest sport centres in Croatia and it includes a gymnastics hall, sports hall, ballet hall, meeting room and a hostel.^[9] The local sports teams include the football club NK Nedelišće, who play in the Croatian Third League, and the volleyball club OK Nedelišće Elting, who play in the Second Croatian Volleyball League.^[10][11]

Gallery

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  Holy Trinity Church
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  Village centre
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  Aton Gymnastics Training Centre
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  Exhibition hall at the annual MESAP 2011 trade fair
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  Dunjkovec
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  Pretetinec