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

Orehovica
Municipality
Location within Međimurje County
Orehovica Location of Orehovica in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 16°31′E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Franjo Bukal
Area
• Total	28.33 km2 (10.94 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,685
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
	(municipality total)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40322 Orehovica
Area code	040
Website	www.orehovica.hr

In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,685, with 1,669 people living in Orehovica, 618 in Podbrest and the remaining 398 in Vularija.[1] The majority of the people identified themselves as Croats during the census.[2]

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

Notable people

• Vatroslav Bertić (1818–1901), Croatian mathematician

References

External links

• Municipality's website (in Croatian)

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