Hlebine is a settlement and a municipality in Koprivnica-Krià ¾evci County in Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 1,180 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 91.95%.
Hlebine is first mentioned 1671 as a village in the Drnje parish. It became an independent parish in the 18th century. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Hlebine was part of the Bjelovar-Krià ¾evci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. It was a part of Koprivnica county until 1993. Hlebine is also an important city for Croatian art, and is a center of Croatian naive art. It is a birth town of Franjo Mraz, Krsto Hegeduà ¡iÃÂ, Ivan GeneraliÃÂ, Josip Generaliàand Franjo Gaà ¾i.
The population has been decreasing continuously for a number of years. As of 2001, Hlebine had 1470 inhabitants with the overwhelming majority being Croats.
In 2021, the municipality had 1,180 residents in the following settlements:
The current mayor of Hlebine is Boà ¾ica Trnski (HDZ) and the Hlebine Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.