Belica, Međimurje County

Belica
Municipality
Belica Municipality Općina Belica
Belica Location of Belica in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°24′N 16°31′E / 46.400°N 16.517°E / 46.400; 16.517
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Government
• Municipal mayor	Zvonimir Taradi
Area
• Total	27.75 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,509
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	40319 Belica
Website	belica.hr

Belica (Hungarian: Belica) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec, the largest city of Međimurje County.

According to the 2001 census, the Belica municipality had a total population of 3,509^[1] living in the two villages that the municipality consists of:

• Belica (population 2,509)
• Gardinovec (population 1,000)

A total of 3,452 people living in the municipality (or 98.38 percent) identified themselves as Croats during the 2001 census.

Belica - the main street of the village

The municipality is known for its agriculture, especially potato farming. There is even a monument dedicated to potato in Belica, unveiled in August 2007.

There is also a kart circuit between Belica and the nearby village of Pribislavec, as well as a small sports airfield. Both Belica and Gardinovec have their own football clubs, NK BSK Belica and NK Radnički Gardinovec, who compete in local amateur leagues.

References

External links

• Official website (Croatian)

v t e Subdivisions of Međimurje County Towns Čakovec (seat) Mursko Središće Prelog Municipalities Belica Dekanovec Domašinec Donja Dubrava Donji Kraljevec Donji Vidovec Goričan Gornji Mihaljevec Kotoriba Mala Subotica Nedelišće Orehovica Podturen Pribislavec Selnica Strahoninec Sveta Marija Sveti Juraj na Bregu Sveti Martin na Muri Šenkovec Štrigova Vratišinec

Coordinates: 46°24′N 16°31′E / 46.400°N 16.517°E / 46.400; 16.517