Orehovica, Croatia

Not to be confused with Orahovica, a town and municipality in Virovitica-Podravina County, Croatia.

Orehovica
—  Municipality  —
Orehovica Municipality Općina Orehovica
Orehovica Location of Orehovica in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°31′E / 46.333°N 16.517°E / 46.333; 16.517
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Government
– Municipal mayor	Franjo Bukal
Area
– Total	28.33 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	2,769
– Density	97.7/km2 (253.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	40322 Orehovica
Area code(s)	040
Website	www.orehovica.hr

Orehovica is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. There are three villages in the municipality – Orehovica, Podbrest and Vularija.

In the 2001 census, the population of the municipality was 2,769 – 1,659 in Orehovica, 698 in Podbrest and 412 in Vularija. The majority of the people identified themselves as Croats during the census.

The name Orehovica is derived from oreh, meaning "walnut" in the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian language, spoken in Međimurje County. The municipality's coat of arms simply depicts a walnut shell on white background.

External links

• Municipality's website (Croatian)

Coordinates: 46°19′48″N 16°30′36″E / 46.33°N 16.51°E / 46.33; 16.51