Šenkovec is a municipality

Municipalities of Croatia

A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...

 in Međimurje County, Croatia

Croatia

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, located just outside the county seat, 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:...

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The municipality includes two villages – Šenkovec and Knezovec. In the 2001 census, the two villages were populated by a total of 2,770 people, most of whom are 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...

. The seat of the municipality is in Šenkovec, a suburban village located approximately 2 kilometers to the north-west from the centre of Čakovec. The main road between Čakovec and Mursko Središće

Mursko Središce

Mursko Središće is the northernmost city in Croatia, located at and one of the oldest localities in Međimurje county.Mursko Središće is a city with a total population of 6,334 , and an area of...

 goes through the village.

The village of Šenkovec has its own elementary school

Elementary school

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 and kindergarten

Kindergarten

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, as well as a sports hall and library

Library

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. The pulmonology

Pulmonology

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 department of the Čakovec County Hospital is located in the Ksajpa neighbourhood of Šenkovec. There are two chapel

Chapel

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s in the municipality – the Holy Trinity Chapel in Šenkovec and the Saint Florian Chapel in Knezovec. The old Saint Jelena

Sveta Jelena

Sveta Jelena is a historic medieval site in Međimurje County, northern Croatia.Originally a distinct settlement, Sveta Jelena is part of the Šenkovec municipality, about two kilometres away from Čakovec to the north. The site is well known for its Pauline monastery of Sveta Jelena and associated...

Chapel in Šenkovec is a listed building.

External links

• Official website of the Municipality of Šenkovec (in Croatian)