# Cestica > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cestica > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cestica.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestica > Source revision: 1346215916 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Counties_of_Croatia) | subdivision_name1 = border|23px [Varaždin County](/source/Vara%C5%BEdin_County) | leader_party = [HNS](/source/Croatian_People's_Party_%E2%80%93_Liberal_Democrats) | leader_title = Municipal mayor | leader_name = Mirko Korotaj | area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}} | area_total_km2 = 46.1 | area_urban_km2 = 5.6 | population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}} | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 5425 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 479 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 42208 Cestica{{Cite web|url=https://www.posta.hr/pretrazivanje-mjesta-s-pripadajucim-postanskim-brojem|title=Pretraživanje mjesta s pripadajućim poštanskim brojem|publisher=[Hrvatska pošta](/source/Hrvatska_po%C5%A1ta)|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}} | website = {{URL|cestica.hr}} }} '''Cestica''' is a village and municipality in [Croatia](/source/Croatia) in [Varaždin County](/source/Vara%C5%BEdin_County). [[File:Jezuseva kapela, Radovec-Cestica.JPG|thumb|right|Chapel of Jesus between [Radovec](/source/Radovec) and Cestica]] ==Demographics== In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 5,425 in the following [settlements](/source/naselja): * [Babinec](/source/Babinec%2C_Croatia), population 514 * [Brezje Dravsko](/source/Brezje_Dravsko), population 203 * '''Cestica''', population 479 * [Dubrava Križovljanska](/source/Dubrava_Kri%C5%BEovljanska), population 216 * [Falinić Breg](/source/Falini%C4%87_Breg), population 89 * [Gornje Vratno](/source/Gornje_Vratno), population 1,297 * [Jarki](/source/Jarki%2C_Croatia), population 132 * [Kolarovec](/source/Kolarovec), population 220 * [Križanče](/source/Kri%C5%BEan%C4%8De), population 118 * [Križovljan Radovečki](/source/Kri%C5%BEovljan_Radove%C4%8Dki), population 235 * [Mali Lovrečan](/source/Mali_Lovre%C4%8Dan), population 39 * [Malo Gradišće](/source/Malo_Gradi%C5%A1%C4%87e), population 112 * [Natkrižovljan](/source/Natkri%C5%BEovljan), population 258 * [Otok Virje](/source/Otok_Virje), population 226 * [Radovec](/source/Radovec), population 350 * [Radovec Polje](/source/Radovec_Polje), population 145 * [Selci Križovljanski](/source/Selci_Kri%C5%BEovljanski), population 145 * [Veliki Lovrečan](/source/Veliki_Lovre%C4%8Dan), population 312 * [Virje Križovljansko](/source/Virje_Kri%C5%BEovljansko), population 263 * [Vratno Otok](/source/Vratno_Otok), population 72 The majority of inhabitants are [Croats](/source/Croats), making up 87.35% of the population.{{Croatian Census 2021|E|05}} {{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](/source/Croatian_People's_Party_%E2%80%93_Liberal_Democrats)) and the Cestica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats. {| class="wikitable" |- | Groups | Councilors per group |- | [HNS](/source/Croatian_People's_Party_%E2%80%93_Liberal_Democrats) | {{Composition bar|8|13|hex={{party color|Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats}}}} |- | [SDP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Croatia) | {{Composition bar|4|13|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}}} |- | [HDZ](/source/Croatian_Democratic_Union) | {{Composition bar|1|13|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}}} |- | align=left colspan=30 |Source:{{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}} |} ==Culture== There are currently 26 associations operating in the Municipality of Cestica:{{Cite web|url=https://cestica.hr/kontakt/udruge|title=Kontakti udruga Općine Cestica|publisher=Municipality of Cestica|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}} *[VFD](/source/Volunteer_fire_department) Babinec *VFD Gornje Vratno *VFD Gradišće *VFD Križovljan Cestica *VFD Lovrečan-Dubrava *VFD Virje Križovljansko *Firefighting Association of the Municipality of Cestica *[Football club](/source/Football_club) "Bratstvo" *Football club "Dinamo" Babinec *Football club "Polet" Cestica *Football club "Vratno" *[Minifootball](/source/Five-a-side_football) 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](/source/Radovec) and is the [parish church](/source/parish_church) of the Križovljan parish. The original chapel on the site, built in the 17th century, was dedicated to the [Virgin Mary](/source/Virgin_Mary) and built in the late [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) style. The new church was built in 1753, when the [nave](/source/nave) was expanded and the existing material from the old church was used to build a new sanctuary and tower in the [Baroque](/source/Baroque) style.{{Cite web|url=https://visitcestica.hr/vidi-i-dozivi/znamenitosti/|title=Znamenitosti|publisher=visitcestica.hr|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}} The day of the municipality is September 14th, which is the [Feast of the Holy Cross](/source/Feast_of_the_Holy_Cross).{{Cite web|url=https://cestica.hr/novija-povijest|title=Novija povijest|publisher=Municipality of Cestica|access-date=2026-03-30|language=hr}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{official|https://cestica.hr/}} {{Subdivisions of Varaždin County}} {{coord|46|22|12|N|16|7|12|E|type:city(5678)_region:HR_source:nlwiki|display=title}} {{authority control}} Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Populated places in Varaždin County --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cestica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestica) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestica?action=history)). 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