Sveta Marija () is a village and a municipality in

Međimurje County Međimurje County (; ; ) is a triangle-shaped Counties of Croatia, county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje (region), Međimurje. It is the smallest Croatian count ...

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. It is located in the south-eastern part of the county, near the

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, approximately 27 kilometres south-east of

Čakovec Čakovec (; ; ; ) is a city in Northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital, and close to the borders with Slovenia and Hungary. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmo ...

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 Donji Mihaljevec is a village in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the north ...

. It was established in 1997, prior to which the two villages belonged to the municipality of

Kotoriba Kotoriba (, earlier ''Kottori'') is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, near the Mura River and border with Hungary, approximately 36 kilometres southeast of ...

. 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. The majority of the population identified themselves as

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during the census.

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub