# Legrad

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Municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci, Croatia

Legrad Municipality Interactive map of Legrad 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 • Mayor Ivan Sabolić (SDP) Area [1] • Municipality 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi) • Urban 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi) Population (2021)[2] • Municipality 1,916 • Density 30.8/km2 (79.8/sq mi) • Urban 862 • Urban density 25.7/km2 (66.6/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code[3] 48316 Đelekovec Area code +385 (0)48 Website opcinalegrad.hr

**Legrad** (pronounced [\[lěɡrad\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Serbo-Croatian)) is a [village](/source/Naselje) and a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Croatia) in northern [Croatia](/source/Croatia), located north of [Koprivnica](/source/Koprivnica) and east of [Ludbreg](/source/Ludbreg) in the [Koprivnica–Križevci County](/source/Koprivnica%E2%80%93Kri%C5%BEevci_County).

In the 2021 census, there were a total of 1,916 inhabitants in the municipality.[4] The absolute majority of the population were [Croats](/source/Croats), at 94.57%, with the largest minority being [Romani](/source/Romani_people), at 2.14%.[5] Beside the [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) majority, there are Hungarian and Croatian [Lutherans](/source/Lutherans) that have a tradition beginning in the 16th century.

## History

Due to its favorable geographical position, Legrad became a chartered [market town](/source/Market_town) as early as 1488. Since the mid-16th century, fortifications have been built to protect the town from Ottoman incursions. By the 17th century, Legrad was a major trading post for cattle which attracted merchants from Venice and Italy. The highly profitable cattle trade, run by the [Zrinski family](/source/Zrinski_family), was used to finance their standing army and the defense against the Ottomans. The development of trade and handcrafting contributed to the demographic growth, and in 1771 Legrad and neighboring villages were recorded as having as many as 6,039 inhabitants. Cattle fairs in Legrad held their relevance into the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]

Legrad got a railway station on the other side of the river Drava in Hungary in the second half of the 19th century and that the name of this train station was Légrád until a few years ago (see: [Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic](/source/Serbian-Hungarian_Baranya-Baja_Republic)).

It is historically very important that [Novi Zrin](/source/Novi_Zrin) was near Legrad.[*[why?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*]

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Legrad was part of the [Zala County](/source/Zala_County_(former)) of the [Kingdom of Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,916 residents in the following 7 settlements:[2]

- [Antolovec](/source/Antolovec), population 52

- [Kutnjak](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kutnjak&action=edit&redlink=1), population 220

- **Legrad**, population 862

- [Mali Otok](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mali_Otok,_Croatia&action=edit&redlink=1), population 115

- [Selnica Podravska](/source/Selnica_Podravska), population 254

- [Veliki Otok](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veliki_Otok,_Croatia&action=edit&redlink=1), population 242

- [Zablatje](/source/Zablatje), population 171

**Legrad**: Population trends 1857–2021

[v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Croatian_population_data_graph)

population 4438 5147 4974 5489 5629 5678 5891 5724 5701 5611 5268 4549 3746 3200 2764 2241 1916 1857 1869 1880 1890 1900 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021

**Sources:**[Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Croatian_population_data_graph/Sources)

## Administration

The current mayor of Legrad is Ivan Sabolić (SDP) and the Legrad Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

Groups Councilors per group SDP 6 / 9 HDZ 2 / 9 Ivan Gerendaj 1 / 9 Source:[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia*](https://dgu.gov.hr/registar-prostornih-jedinica-172/172). [Wikidata](/source/WDQ_(identifier)) [Q119585703](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119585703).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Census_2021_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Census_2021_2-1) ["Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements"](https://podaci.dzs.hr/media/rqybclnx/popis_2021-stanovnistvo_po_naseljima.xlsx) (xlsx). *Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021*. Zagreb: [Croatian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Croatian_Bureau_of_Statistics). 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices*](https://www.posta.hr/pretrazivanje-mjesta-s-pripadajucim-postanskim-brojem). [Wikidata](/source/WDQ_(identifier)) [Q125763583](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125763583).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2011_census_4-0)** ["Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Legrad"](https://web.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/results/htm/E01_01_01/e01_01_01_zup06_2275.html). *Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011*. Zagreb: [Croatian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Croatian_Bureau_of_Statistics). December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Population by Ethnicity/Citizenship/Mother tongue/Religion"](https://podaci.dzs.hr/media/3hue4q5v/popis_2021-stanovnistvo_rh.xlsx) (xlsx). *Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021*. Zagreb: [Croatian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Croatian_Bureau_of_Statistics). 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Feletar, Dragutin; Varga, Darko (December 2015). ["Spor Zrinskih i bečkoga Dvora zbog sajmova u Legradu"](https://hrcak.srce.hr/151958) (PDF). *Podravina* (in Croatian). **14** (28): 17–32. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["VI. KOPRIVNIČKO-KRIŽEVAČKA ŽUPANIJA"](https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2025/Lokalni%20izbori%202025/Rezultati/2%20krug/Z06_KOPRIVNICKO_KRIZEVACKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf) (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

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