Sveta Marija

Sveta Marija
Municipality
Location within Međimurje County
Sveta Marija Location of Sveta Marija in Croatia
Coordinates: HR 46°20′N 16°44′E / 46.333°N 16.733°ECoordinates: HR 46°20′N 16°44′E / 46.333°N 16.733°E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Đurđica Slamek
Area
• Total	23.40 km^2 (9.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,317
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)
	(municipality total)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	40326 Sveta Marija
Website	http://www.svetamarija.hr/

Sveta Marija is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.^[2] It is located in the south-eastern part of the county, near the Drava River, approximately 27 kilometres south-east of Čakovec and 11 kilometres east of Prelog, the largest and second-largest city of Međimurje County respectively.

The municipality consists of two villages – Sveta Marija and Donji Mihaljevec.^[2] It was established in 1997, prior to which the two villages belonged to the municipality of Kotoriba. In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,317, with 1,594 people living in Sveta Marija and the remaining 723 in Donji Mihaljevec at the time.^[1] The majority of the population identified themselves as Croats during the census.

References

1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveta Marija". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
2. Croatian Parliament (September 25, 2015). "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (110/2015).