Jesenje

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Jesenje
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Jesenje
Coordinates: 46°12′0″N15°53′24″E / 46.20000°N 15.89000°E / 46.20000; 15.89000
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Krapina-Zagorje
Government
  MayorDario Cvrtila (HDZ)
Area
[1]
  Total
24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total
1,371
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website jesenje.hr

Jesenje is a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia.

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History

From the first mention of the parish of Jesenje in 1328, it belonged to the parish of Radoboj until 1785.

The Church of St. John the Baptist in Gornje Jesenje began to be built in 1847 on the site of an old chapel built in the mid-17th century. The church was blessed and opened in 1858. There were major financial problems in the construction of the church, so Emperor Franz Joseph himself, at the intervention of the parish priest, urged and sent a considerable sum of money sufficient for the construction of the church. The 4 bells on the church tower were removed during World War I and used for military purposes. The church was renovated on the inside in 1990 and on the outside in 2004.

The development of education in Gornje Jesenje began in 1857, and according to the data, 131 students were enrolled in the school that year. Classes were held in private buildings, and the first was in the private building of the Jedvaj family in Gornje Jesenje. The foundation stone for the first school building in Gornje Jesenje was laid in 1904, and in the same year the school got one classroom and an apartment for the teacher. In 1957 the school was organized as an eight-grade school, and classes took place in the premises of the school and the community dormitory. In 1973 due to the large number of children, the addition of a new, larger part of the school was started, which was completed in 1976. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were a total of 1,371 inhabitants. The absolute majority of the population are Croats at 99.56%. [2] The population is distributed in the following settlements: [2]

Jesenje: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
1807
1923
2143
2352
2457
2713
2673
2747
2682
2704
2594
2349
2073
1839
1643
1560
1371
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Administration

The current mayor of Jesenje is Dario Cvrtila (HDZ) and the Jesenje Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

GroupsCouncilors per group
HDZ
7 / 9
Independents
2 / 9
Source: [4]

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Povijest Općine Jesenje". www.jesenje.hr. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  4. "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.