Legrad

Legrad
Municipality
Legrad
Location of Legrad in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°18′N 16°51′E / 46.300°N 16.850°E / 46.300; 16.850
Country Croatia
County Koprivnica-Križevci
Government
  Municipal mayorIvan Sabolić (SDP)
Area
  Municipality
62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
  Urban
33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipality
1,916
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
  Urban
862
  Urban density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48317 Legrad
Area code+385 (0)48
Websiteopcinalegrad.hr

Legrad (pronounced [lěɡrad]) is a village and a municipality in northern Croatia, located north of Koprivnica and east of Ludbreg in the Koprivnica–Križevci County.

In the 2011 census, there were a total of 2,241 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:

  • Antolovec, population 75
  • Kutnjak, population 278
  • Legrad, population 956
  • Mali Otok, population 146
  • Selnica Podravska, population 301
  • Veliki Otok, population 254
  • Zablatje, population 231

In the same census, an absolute majority of the population were Croats at 97.4%, with the largest minority being Romani at 1% of the municipality. Beside the Roman Catholic majority, there are Hungarian and Croatian Lutherans that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.