Strahoninec () is a municipality in MeÃÂimurje County, Croatia.
Strahoninec was first mentioned in 1478 as Strahoninecz in the list of settlements belonging to the ÃÂakovec area. In 1564, it was mentioned as Judicatus Strahonincs but in 1672, Strahoninec was mentioned as part of the Nedelià ¡ÃÂe judicatus. In 1718, it belonged to the Mihovljan judicatus, but was again mentioned as part of the Nedelià ¡ÃÂe judicatus three years later, in 1721.
The first organised census in the MeÃÂimurje region was conducted in 1786. According to it, there were 44 houses in Strahoninec, accommodating 56 families and a population of 384. The census conducted in 1828 showed there were 48 houses in the village, accommodating a predominantly Roman Catholic population of 385. The name of the village in that census was Ztrahominec. It was derived from strah, the Croatian word for "fear", and minuti, which means "to pass" or "to go away". According to legend, the village got its name because the people who travelled through the area were afraid of a large forest they had to go through after crossing the Drava, but once they entered the village, their fears were gone.
In the 1828 census, the hamlet of Poleve was mentioned for the first time. However, neither its population nor the number of houses were mentioned. In 1868, the hamlet was mentioned as Polevo, and was part of the village of Strahoninec and in the 1910 census, it was mentioned under the Hungarian name, Szépmajor, and had a population of 91.
Strahoninec was also known by a Hungarian name, Nagyfalu, at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 1900 census, it had a population of 777. At the time, there were 724 Croats, 44 Hungarians and 8 Germans living in the village. It was part of the ÃÂakovec district () of Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary until the Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920.
It then became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1921, Strahoninec became the seat of a municipality, which also included Kurà ¡anec, Poleve and Totovec. In 1941, it became a part of Hungary again, as the entire MeÃÂimurje region was annexed by Hungary until 1945. At the time, the village was known as Drávanagyfalu, which is still the name used for it in Hungarian. The majority of the population in 1941 identified themselves as Hungarians.
After World War II, it became part of Croatia within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. In the 1953 census, the village of Strahoninec had a population of 1,386. At the time, it was the seat of a municipality, which also included the villages of à  andorovec and Totovec. In 1955, it became a part of the ÃÂakovec municipality.
Following the independence of Croatia, Strahoninec was part of the wider area of the city of ÃÂakovec. On 17 May 1997, it officially became a separate municipality.
The village of Strahoninec is located next to the southern limits of ÃÂakovec, the county seat of MeÃÂimurje County and it borders Nedelià ¡ÃÂe to the west. The total area of the municipality is 8,35 kmò.
According to the 2021 census, the municipality had a total population of 2,598. Strahoninec is the only village in the municipality. The majority of inhabitants are Croats making up 98.04% of population.
The current mayor of Strahoninec is Franjo Lehkec and the Strahoninec Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
There are currently 11 associations operating in Strahoninec: