Jalžabet | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Jalžabet | |
 Flag | |
  Jalžabet Location of Jalžabet in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′36″N 16°28′48″E / 46.26000°N 16.48000°E / 46.26000; 16.48000 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Rajko Solar (NPS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 38.0 km2 (14.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 3,183 |
| • Density | 83.8/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,005 |
| • Urban density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | jalzabet |
Jalžabet (Croatian pronunciation: [jâlʒabet]) is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 3,183 in the following settlements:[2]
- Imbriovec Jalžabetski, population 246
- Jakopovec, population 419
- Jalžabet, population 1,005
- Kaštelanec, population 341
- Kelemen, population 508
- Leštakovec, population 250
- Novakovec, population 399
- Pihovec, population 15
The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 97.3% of the population.[3]
Jalžabet: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 2838 | 3155 | 3497 | 3868 | 4009 | 4142 | 3917 | 4143 | 4104 | 4168 | 4084 | 3974 | 3833 | 3751 | 3732 | 3615 | 3183 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current municipal mayor of Jalžabet is Rajko Solar and the Jalžabet Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPS-SDP-Reformisti-DOSIP | 10 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ-SUS | 3 / 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- "Population by Ethnicity/Citizenship/Mother tongue/Religion" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- "V. VARAŽDINSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 3 April 2026.