Žabnik, Međimurje County

This article is about village in Međimurje County, Croatia. For other uses, see Žabnik.

Žabnik
Village
Watermill on river Mur
Žabnik Location of Žabnik in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°31′32″N 16°22′34″E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje County
Municipality	Sveti Martin na Muri
Area [1]
• Total	1.9 km^2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	365
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Žabnik is the northernmost settlement in Croatia, located in the Sveti Martin na Muri municipality of Međimurje County.

History

Žabnik is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as Sabnyk.[3]

Geography

Žabnik is located in part of Međimurje called Gornje Međimurje. Village is about 18 kilometres north from Čakovec, and some 110 kilometres north of Zagreb.

Settlement is situated in the alluvial plane of river Mur, on rivers right bank. Floodplain of River Mur is part of natural protected area called Regional park Mura-Drava.[4]

Žabnik had a population of 372 in 2011 census.[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1921 248 —     1931 269 +8.5% 1948 306 +13.8% 1953 310 +1.3% 1961 304 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 355 +16.8% 1981 361 +1.7% 1991 368 +1.9% 2001 377 +2.4% 2011 372 −1.3%
[5][6]

Tourism

Međimurje Horse stud farm

There is a traditional mill on the river Mur.[7] In Žabnik is also located a small horse stud of endangered autochthonous horse breed called Međimurje horse (Croatian: Međimurski konj).[8]

An oxbow lake called Stara Mura is popular destination for anglers.[9]

References

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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "8143". Hungaricana (in Latin). Retrieved November 29, 2020.
4. "Regionalni park Mura-Drava" (in Croatian). Međimurska priroda. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Žabnik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
7. "Mlin na Muri" (in Croatian). TZ Sveti Martin na Muri. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
8. "Prirodna baština" (in Croatian). TZ Sveti Martin na Muri. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
9. "Športsko ribolovno društvo "ČIKOV"" (in Croatian). Općina Sveti Martin na Muri. Retrieved December 1, 2020.