Sveta Marija ( hu, Muraszentmária) is a village and a municipality in Međimurje County,

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. It is located in the south-eastern part of the county, near the Drava River, approximately 27 kilometres south-east of Čakovec and 11 kilometres east of Prelog, the largest and second-largest city of Međimurje County respectively. The municipality consists of two villages – Sveta Marija and

Donji Mihaljevec Donji Mihaljevec is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D20 (Croatia), D20 highway. References

Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub ...

. It was established in 1997, prior to which the two villages belonged to the municipality of

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. In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,317, with 1,594 people living in Sveta Marija and the remaining 723 in Donji Mihaljevec at the time. The majority of the population identified themselves as

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during the census.

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Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub