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Šenkovec

Field	Value
name	Šenkovec
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Šenkovec (Međimurje) - opskrbni centar.jpg
image_caption	Village centre
map_caption	Location of Šenkovec in Croatia
pushpin_map	Croatia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Croatia
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	Međimurje
leader_title	Municipal mayor
leader_name	Zoran Kolar
leader_party	Independent
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	9.0
area_urban_km2	6.9
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2021
population_total	2708
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	2336
population_density_urban_km2	auto
timezone	CET
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset	+1
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	40000 Čakovec
area_code	040
website

Šenkovec () is a municipality and village in Međimurje County, Croatia, located just outside the county seat, Čakovec.

The village of Šenkovec has its own elementary school and kindergarten, as well as a sports hall and library. The pulmonology department of the Čakovec County Hospital is located in the Ksajpa neighbourhood of Šenkovec. There are two chapels in the municipality – the Holy Trinity Chapel in Šenkovec and the Saint Florian Chapel in Knezovec. The old Saint Jelena Chapel in Šenkovec is a listed building.

History

The DVD "EKO Međimurje" was founded there in 1959.

Geography

The municipality of Šenkovec is located in the central part of Međimurje County and has an area of 9.18 km². It is the third smallest municipality in Međimurje County and makes up 1.26% of the total area of the County.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 2,708 in the following settlements:

Knezovec, population 372
Šenkovec, population 2,336

The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 98% of population.

Administration

The current mayor of Šenkovec is Zoran Kolar and the Šenkovec Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

Source:

Gallery

Crkva, Šenkovec (Međimurje).jpg|Church of Saint Helen Šenkovec (Međimurje) - središte.jpg|Main Street Ciglana EKO Međimurje - stare hale.jpg|EKO Međimurje brick factory Sveta Jelena (Croatia), kapela - jug.jpg|Chapel of Saint Helen

References

{{Cite Q. Q119585703
{{Croatian Census 2021. S
(2022). "Popis vatrogasnih organizacija s datumima osnivanja".
"Općina Šenkovec". Municipality of Šenkovec.
{{Croatian Census 2021. E. 20
"XX. MEĐIMURSKA ŽUPANIJA". State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia.

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