Belica
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Belica is a village
and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia
. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec
, the largest city of Međimurje County.
According to the 2001 census, the Belica municipality had a total population of 3,509 living in the two villages that the municipality consists of:
A total of 3,452 people living in the municipality (or 98.38 percent) identified themselves as Croats
during the 2001 census.
The municipality is known for its agriculture
, especially potato
farming. There is even a monument dedicated to potato in Belica, unveiled in August 2007.
There is also a kart
circuit between Belica and the nearby village of Pribislavec
, as well as a small sports airfield. Both Belica and Gardinovec have their own football clubs, NK BSK Belica and NK Radnički Gardinovec, who compete in local amateur leagues.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec
Cakovec
Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:...
, the largest city of Međimurje County.
According to the 2001 census, the Belica municipality had a total population of 3,509 living in the two villages that the municipality consists of:
- Belica (population 2,509)
- Gardinovec (population 1,000)
A total of 3,452 people living in the municipality (or 98.38 percent) identified themselves as Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
during the 2001 census.
The municipality is known for its agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, especially potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
farming. There is even a monument dedicated to potato in Belica, unveiled in August 2007.
There is also a kart
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
circuit between Belica and the nearby village of Pribislavec
Pribislavec
Pribislavec is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. It is located just outside Čakovec, the seat and largest city of Međimurje County, with its western-most part basically connected with the city's eastern-most part....
, as well as a small sports airfield. Both Belica and Gardinovec have their own football clubs, NK BSK Belica and NK Radnički Gardinovec, who compete in local amateur leagues.