Lekenik is a village and a municipality in central Croatia, located between Sisak and Velika Gorica in the lowland region of Turopolje.
Lekenik
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Municipality
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  Lekenik Location of Lekenik in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′N 16°13′E / 45.583°N 16.217°E / 45.583; 16.217 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
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| • Municipality | 5,343 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,697 |
| • Urban density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Website | lekenik |
Norman Jewison chose Lekenik to represent Anatevka for the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof, after visiting other sites in Austria, Canada, and Romania. The film ends with the credit: "Our thanks to the people of the villages of Lekenik and Mala Gorica and the city of Zagreb, Yugoslavia."[3]
It is well known in Croatia for hosting two SOS Children's Villages (SOS Dječje selo).
In the 2011 census, the total population of Lekenik municipality was 6,032 people, in the following settlements:[4]
In the same census, an absolute majority were Croats at 97%.[5]
RTL Radio—Local radio station.
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