{{Infobox settlement | name = Cestica | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Vulica v Cestici.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = A street in Cestica | image_flag = Flag of Cestica.jpg | flag_size = 200px | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | pushpin_map = Croatia | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Cestica in Croatia | coordinates = {{coord|46.37|N|16.13|E|}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}} | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = border|23px Varaždin County | leader_party = HNS | leader_title = Municipal mayor | leader_name = Mirko Korotaj | area_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 46.1 | area_urban_km2 = 5.6 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 5425 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 479 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 42208 Cestica<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.posta.hr/pretrazivanje-mjesta-s-pripadajucim-postanskim-brojem|title=Pretraživanje mjesta s pripadajućim poštanskim brojem|publisher=Hrvatska pošta|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}}</ref> | website = {{URL|cestica.hr}} }} '''Cestica''' is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.

[[File:Jezuseva kapela, Radovec-Cestica.JPG|thumb|right|Chapel of Jesus between Radovec and Cestica]]

==Demographics==

In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 5,425 in the following settlements:<ref name="Census 2021"/> * Babinec, population 514 * Brezje Dravsko, population 203 * '''Cestica''', population 479 * Dubrava Križovljanska, population 216 * Falinić Breg, population 89 * Gornje Vratno, population 1,297 * Jarki, population 132 * Kolarovec, population 220 * Križanče, population 118 * Križovljan Radovečki, population 235 * Mali Lovrečan, population 39 * Malo Gradišće, population 112 * Natkrižovljan, population 258 * Otok Virje, population 226 * Radovec, population 350 * Radovec Polje, population 145 * Selci Križovljanski, population 145 * Veliki Lovrečan, population 312 * Virje Križovljansko, population 263 * Vratno Otok, population 72

The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 87.35% of the population.<ref>{{Croatian Census 2021|E|05}}</ref>

{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2026-03-30 |entity=Cestica |p1857=2888 |p1869=3234 |p1880=3306 |p1890=3668 |p1900=3864 |p1910=5154 |p1921=5267 |p1931=5873 |p1948=6388 |p1953=6312 |p1961=6262 |p1971=6240 |p1981=5998 |p1991=5790 |p2001=5678 |p2011=5806 |p2021=5425}}

==Administration== The current municipal mayor of Cestica is Mirko Korotaj (HNS) and the Cestica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

{| class="wikitable" |- | Groups | Councilors per group |- | HNS | {{Composition bar|8|13|hex={{party color|Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats}}}} |- | SDP | {{Composition bar|4|13|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}}} |- | HDZ | {{Composition bar|1|13|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}}} |- | align=left colspan=30 |<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2025/Lokalni%20izbori%202025/Rezultati/2%20krug/Z05_VARAZDINSKA_ZUPANIJA_1.pdf | publisher = State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia | title = V. VARAŽDINSKA ŽUPANIJA | access-date = 30 March 2026}}</ref></small> |}

==Culture==

There are currently 26 associations operating in the Municipality of Cestica:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cestica.hr/kontakt/udruge|title=Kontakti udruga Općine Cestica|publisher=Municipality of Cestica|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}}</ref> *VFD Babinec *VFD Gornje Vratno *VFD Gradišće *VFD Križovljan Cestica *VFD Lovrečan-Dubrava *VFD Virje Križovljansko *Firefighting Association of the Municipality of Cestica *Football club "Bratstvo" *Football club "Dinamo" Babinec *Football club "Polet" Cestica *Football club "Vratno" *Minifootball club Kolarovec *Minifootball club Lovrečan *Sports recreation association "Vrtovi Vratno" *Cultural and Artistic Society of the Municipality of Cestica *Sport Fishing Club "Municipality of Cestica 1995" *Hunting Society "Cestica" Cestica *Hunting Society "Saint Hubert" Cestica *Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers "St. Martin" *Cestica Municipality Pensioners' Association *"Vezilje" Handicraft Association *Association of Traditional Customs "Pingo" *"Life and Joy", an association for children with disabilities and people with disabilities *Sports and recreation club "Poleti" *Youth Association hyperACTIVE Cestica *For life association

==Religion==

thumb|right|The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in 2018 The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is located in the center of Radovec and is the parish church of the Križovljan parish. The original chapel on the site, built in the 17th century, was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and built in the late Gothic style. The new church was built in 1753, when the nave was expanded and the existing material from the old church was used to build a new sanctuary and tower in the Baroque style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitcestica.hr/vidi-i-dozivi/znamenitosti/|title=Znamenitosti|publisher=visitcestica.hr|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}}</ref>

The day of the municipality is September 14th, which is the Feast of the Holy Cross.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cestica.hr/novija-povijest|title=Novija povijest|publisher=Municipality of Cestica|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official|https://cestica.hr/}}

{{Subdivisions of Varaždin County}}

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Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Populated places in Varaždin County