Orehovica ( hu, Drávadiós) is a
village and municipality in
Međimurje County,
Croatia. There are three villages in the municipality – Orehovica,
Podbrest
Podbrest ( hu, Drávaszilas) is a village in Croatia
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and
Vularija.
In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,685, with 1,669 people living in Orehovica, 618 in Podbrest and the remaining 398 in Vularija.
The majority of the people identified themselves as
Croats during the census.
The name ''Orehovica'' is derived from ''oreh'' '
walnut' in the
Kajkavian dialect of
Croatian, spoken in Međimurje County. The municipality's
coat of arms simply depicts a walnut shell on white background.
Notable people
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Vatroslav Bertić
Vatroslav Bertić (7 June 1818 – 1901) was a Croatian mathematician.
Life
Bertić was born in Orehovica. His parents were Josip Jakov Bertić and noble Regina Antonija Gregoroczy (Gregurovečki). By his father's side he was of military backgr ...
(1818–1901), Croatian mathematician
References
External links
Municipality's website
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Međimurje County
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