Šenkovec (Hungarian: Szentilona) is a municipalityinMeđimurje County, Croatia, located just outside the county seat, Čakovec.
Šenkovec
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Municipality
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Village centre
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  Šenkovec Location of Šenkovec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′N 16°25′E / 46.417°N 16.417°E / 46.417; 16.417 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Saša Horvat |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
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| • Municipality | 2,708 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,336 |
| • Urban density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
40000 Čakovec
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| Area code | 040 |
| Website | senkovec |
The municipality includes two villages – Šenkovec and Knezovec. In the 2011 census, the two villages were populated by a total of 2,879 people,[3] most of whom are Croats. The seat of the municipality is in Šenkovec, a suburban village located approximately 2 kilometers to the north-west from the centre of Čakovec. The main road between Čakovec and Mursko Središće goes through the village.
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.
46°25′N 16°25′E / 46.417°N 16.417°E / 46.417; 16.417
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