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Gornja Rijeka, Croatia

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leader_partyIndependent
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leader_nameDarko Fištrović
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area_total_km232.6
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population_total1559
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Gornja Rijeka is a settlement and a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.

According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 1,559 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 99.49%.

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gornja Rijeka was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

During World War II, when the village was part of the Independent State of Croatia, it was the site of the Gornja Rijeka concentration camp where several hundred children were interned by the Ustaše in 1941 and 1942.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,559 residents in the following 14 settlements:

  • Barlabaševec, population 13
  • Deklešanec, population 112
  • Donja Rijeka, population 176
  • Dropkovec, population 150
  • Fajerovec, population 50
  • Fodrovec Riječki, population 57
  • Gornja Rijeka, population 331
  • Kolarec, population 134
  • Kostanjevec Riječki, population 226
  • Lukačevec, population 13
  • Nemčevec, population 11
  • Pofuki, population 190
  • Štrigovec, population 24
  • Vukšinec Riječki, population 72

Administration

The current mayor of Gornja Rijeka is Darko Fištrović (Free Voters Group) and the Gornja Rijeka Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

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Notable people

  • Sidonija Rubido (1819–1884), opera singer. She helped establish the first elementary school in Gornja Rijeka.

References

References

  1. {{Cite Q. Q119585703
  2. {{Croatian Census 2021. S
  3. {{Cite Q. Q125763583
  4. "VI. KOPRIVNIČKO-KRIŽEVAČKA ŽUPANIJA". State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia.
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