Virje
Virje is located in Croatia
Virje
Virje
Coordinates: 46°04′01.92″N 16°59′24.00″E / 46.0672000°N 16.9900000°E / 46.0672000; 16.9900000
Country Croatia
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci
Area
  Total78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total3,842
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevirje.hr

Virje is a municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,197 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority. St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of this municipality.

History

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

Notable people


  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
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