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Sveti Juraj na Bregu

Field	Value
name	Sveti Juraj na Bregu
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Sveti Juraj na Bregu, Croatia.jpg
image_caption	Municipality centre
map_caption	Location of Sveti Juraj na Bregu in Croatia
pushpin_map	Croatia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Croatia
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	Međimurje
seat_type	County Seat
seat	Lopatinec
leader_title	Municipal mayor
leader_name	Anđelko Nagrajsalović
leader_party	SDP
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	30.1
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2021
population_total	4929
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset	+1
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	40311 Lopatinec
area_code	040
website

Sveti Juraj na Bregu (, ) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. The official seat of the municipality is Lopatinec.

The main road going through the municipality connects Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, with Štrigova and the Croatian-Slovenian border checkpoint in Razkrižje.

Etymology

The municipality was named after Saint George, who is also depicted on its coat of arms. Its name means Saint George on the Hill in the local dialect.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 4,929 in the following settlements:

Brezje, population 678
Dragoslavec, population 351
Frkanovec, population 301
Lopatinec, population 906
Mali Mihaljevec, population 433
Okrugli Vrh, population 358
Pleškovec, population 462
Vučetinec, population 569
Zasadbreg, population 871

The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 98.72% of the population.

Administration

The current mayor of Sveti Juraj na Bregu is Anđelko Nagrajsalović (SDP) and the Sveti Juraj na Bregu Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

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Religion

The main church of the local parish sits atop of a hill and is one of the most prominent churches in the region, as it is also visible from the D3 state road. On June 4, 2008, it was heavily damaged when its bell tower collapsed during renovations, but has since been rebuilt.

Gallery

Sv.Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - centar.JPG|Ivan Goran Kovačić Street Brezje, Međimurje - ulaz.jpg|Brezje Frkanovec - ulaz.jpg|Frkanovec Vučetinec - voćke u cvatu (travanj 2012).JPG|Vučetinec Crkva, Sveti Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - jug.jpg|Church of Saint George Pleškovec - cesta prema Frkanovcu.jpg|Pleškovec Osnovna škola I.G.Kovačića, Sv.Juraj na Bregu.JPG|Elementary school Groblje Pleškovec.jpg|Lopatinec cemetery Mohokos - vrh Međimurja (Croatia).JPG|Mohokos peak BedekoviceveGrabe.jpg|Bedekovićeve grabe natural monument Mali Mihaljevec.jpg|Mali Mihaljevec Dragoslavec - ulaz.JPG|Dragoslavec

Notable people

Vinko Kos, Croatian author, poet and children's writer

References

{{Cite Q. Q119585703
{{Croatian Census 2021. S
"O općini". Municipality of Sveti Juraj na Bregu.
{{Croatian Census 2021. E. 20
"XX. MEĐIMURSKA ŽUPANIJA". State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia.
(2024-06-04). "NA DANAŠNJI DAN: Srušen zvonik župne crkve Sv. Jurja na Bregu, a urušilo se i pola crkve!". Municipality of Sveti Juraj na Bregu.

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