Lekenik

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Lekenik
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Lekenik
Location of Lekenik in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°35′N16°13′E / 45.583°N 16.217°E / 45.583; 16.217
CountryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Sisak-Moslavina County
Area
[1]
  Municipality228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
  Urban
29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Municipality5,343
  Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
   Urban
1,697
  Urban density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website lekenik.hr
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Image of Lekenik municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County

Lekenik is a village and a municipality in central Croatia, located between Sisak and Velika Gorica in the lowland region of Turopolje.

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Norman Jewison chose Lekenik to represent Anatevka for the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof , after visiting other sites in Austria, Canada, and Romania. The film ends with the credit: "Our thanks to the people of the villages of Lekenik and Mala Gorica and the city of Zagreb, Yugoslavia." [3]

It is well known in Croatia for hosting two SOS Children's Villages (SOS Dječje selo).

Population

In the 2011 census, the total population of Lekenik municipality was 6,032 people, in the following settlements: [4]

In the same census, an absolute majority were Croats at 97%. [5]

Media

RTL Radio—Local radio station.

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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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. Fiddler on the Roof Special Edition DVD (2004)
  4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lekenik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Sisak-Moslavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.