Domašinec
Domašinec | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Međimurje County | |
  Domašinec Location of Domašinec in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 16°36′E / 46.433°N 16.600°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Goran Koren (HNS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,923 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,456 |
| • Urban density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40318 Dekanovec |
| Website | domasinec |
Domašinec (Hungarian: Damása) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. It is located around 14 kilometres east of Čakovec, the seat and largest city of Međimurje County, and close to the Mura River and border with Hungary.
History
[edit]Clay vessels from the late Iron Age have been found in the area of the Domašinec municipality. They are a sign of the existence of a cemetery of flat graves of the La Tène culture.[3]
Domašinec was first mentioned in 1244 when a nobleman Petrina is named as the owner of an estate named Damasa. In 1349, the Damas estate between the Mura and Drava rivers in Zala County was mentioned. The current name Domašinec was first mentioned in 1478. In 1672, Domašinec was the seat of one of the 13 Međimurje judicatures (administrative centers). The first known official census, conducted in 1786, shows that Domašinac had 811 inhabitants, or 110 families living in 109 houses.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 census, the municipality of Domašinec had a population of 1,923 in the following settlements:[2]
- Domašinec, population 1,456
- Turčišće, population 467
| population | 1763 | 1971 | 2228 | 2470 | 2452 | 2891 | 2815 | 2965 | 3171 | 3180 | 2958 | 2946 | 2743 | 2590 | 2459 | 2251 | 1923 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
[edit]The current mayor of Domašinec is Goran Koren (HNS) and the Domašinec Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HSS-SDP-HNS | 3 / 9
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| NPS | 3 / 9
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| Independents | 2 / 9
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| HDZ | 1 / 9
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References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b "Povijest naselja Domašinec" (in Croatian). Municipality of Domašinec. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "XX. MEĐIMURSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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