Mala Subotica (; Kajkavian: Murska Sobotica) is a village and municipality in MeÃÂimurje County, Croatia. The village is located around 7 kilometres south-east of ÃÂakovec, the county seat and largest city of MeÃÂimurje County.
History
The MeÃÂimurje area was inhabited in ancient times, as seen by archaeological finds dating back to 5000 BC. A stone lid of an ancient urn was found near the village of Sveti KriÃ
¾ and an old cemetery was found under and around the parish church, where burials took place until the end of the 18th century.
In the municipality of Mala Subotica, the first settlement mentioned was Sveti KriÃ
¾, which probably got its name from the fact that the Crusaders gathered there for their campaigns to the Holy Land. On December 6, 1256, the name of the Subotica estate was first mentioned as Zumbathel.
At the end of the 19th century, Magyarization was carried out in MeÃÂimurje, which led to the name Sobotica being changed to the Hungarian name Kiszabatka, to distinguish it from Subotica in BaÃÂka. After the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes occupied MeÃÂimurje and officially annexed it on 9 January 1919, the name was changed back to Mala Subotica. After the invasion of Yugoslavia, Hungary again occupied MeÃÂimurje, until it was liberated by the Partisans in April 1945.
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 4,344 in the following settlements:
Administration
The current mayor of Mala Subotica is Valentino Ã
 kvorc and the Mala Subotica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
Culture
There are currently 35 associations operating in the Municipality of Mala Subotica:
Sports
- FC âÂÂSpartakâ Mala Subotica
- Football School of the Municipality of Mala Subotica
- FC âÂÂDinamoâ Palovec
- FC âÂÂOmladinecâ DrÃ
¾imurec-Strelec
- Chess Club âÂÂDinamoâ Palovec
- Table Tennis Club Mala Subotica
- Karate Club Mala Subotica
- Sports Recreation Association âÂÂSport for AllâÂÂ
- School Sports Association âÂÂFtiÃÂiâÂÂ
- Sport Fishing Club âÂÂÃ
 aranâ Mala Subotica
- Sport Fishing Club âÂÂLinjakâ Palovec
- Sport Fishing Club âÂÂKlenâ DrÃ
¾imurec-Strelec
- Community of Sports Associations of the Municipality of Mala Subotica
Culture
- Brass Orchestra of the Municipality of Mala Subotica
- Cultural and Artistic Association âÂÂZvonâ of the Parish Community of Mala Subotica
- Women's Association âÂÂPalovÃÂankeâ Palovec
- Creative Association SvetokriÃ
¡ÃÂani
Firefighting
- VFD Mala Subotica
- VFD Palovec
- VFD DrÃ
¾imurec-Strelec
- VFD Sveti KriÃ
¾
Other Associations
- Association of Volunteers and Veterans of the Homeland War, Branch of MeÃÂimurje County, Mala Subotica Branch (UDVDR)
- MeÃÂimurje County Pensioners' Association, Mala Subotica Pensioners' Association
- MeÃÂimurje County Pensioners' Association, Palovec Pensioners' Association
- Hunting Society "Prepelica" Mala Subotica
- Motorcycle Club "Orlovi" Mala Subotica
- Ecological Society Sveti KriÃ
¾
- Ecological Association "Vrba" JurÃÂevec
- Ecological Association "Sveti Rok Benkovec"
- Association for the Promotion of Vegetarianism and a Healthy Lifestyle - Food for Health
- Croatian Schoenstatt Family
- Media Start Association
- Youth Association for the Social Inclusion of Roma "Nukleus"
- Youth Association of the Municipality of Mala Subotica
- Aquama C.C. Cat Lovers' Association
Education
- Kindergarten "PotoÃÂnica"
- Elementary School Mala Subotica
- Regional school DrÃ
¾imurec-Strelec, a primary school mainly for Romani children
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