Domašinec
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Domašinec 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
.
The Municipality of Domašinec consists of 2 villages – Domašinec and Turčišće. In the 2001 census, the municipality had a population of 2,459, with 1,871 people living in Domašinec and the remaining 588 in Turčišće. A total of 2,355 people living in the municipality identified themselves as Croats
during the census.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is located around 14 kilometres east of Čakovec
Cakovec
Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:...
, the seat and largest city of Međimurje County, and close to the Mura River and border with Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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The Municipality of Domašinec consists of 2 villages – Domašinec and Turčišće. In the 2001 census, the municipality had a population of 2,459, with 1,871 people living in Domašinec and the remaining 588 in Turčišće. A total of 2,355 people living in the municipality identified themselves as Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
during the census.