Bednja

Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipalityinCroatiainVaraždin County (west of Lepoglava), and also a river in northern Croatia.

Bednja
Municipality
Village of Bednja, Croatia in August 2007
Bednja Location of Bednja in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°13′48″N 15°58′48″E / 46.23000°N 15.98000°E / 46.23000; 15.98000
Country	Croatia
County	Varaždin County
Government
• Municipal mayor	Mirko Bistrović
Area [1]
• Municipality	76.2 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
• Urban	6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	3,389
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	596
• Urban density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	42253 Bednja
Area code	+385 (0)42
Website	bednja.hr

According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,992 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[3]

• Bednja, population 677
• Benkovec, population 234
• Brezova Gora, population 69
• Cvetlin, population 283
• Jamno, population 86
• Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 337
• Ježovec, population 305
• Mali Gorenec, population 109
• Meljan, population 148
• Osonjak, population 47
• Pašnik, population 65
• Pleš, population 261
• Podgorje Bednjansko, population 20
• Prebukovje, population 97
• Purga Bednjanska, population 119
• Rinkovec, population 284
• Sveti Josip, population 3
• Šaša, population 111
• Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 121
• Šinkovica Šaška, population 111
• Trakošćan, population 18
• Veliki Gorenec, population 50
• Vranojelje, population 131
• Vrbno, population 267
• Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 39

The majority of the population is of Croat descent.^[4]

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