Zagorska Sela

Zagorska Sela is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia.

History

The most important prehistoric settlement in this area was Špičak above the church of St. Martin in Bojačno. The parish of St. Catherine in Selje was mentioned as early as 1334. Also important is the one-story Baroque castle Miljana which was built from 1597 to the 18th century. At the top of a hill, surrounded by a stone wall, is the parish church of Saint Anne in Poljana Sutlanska, a single-nave late Baroque church from 1810.

The municipality of Sela has existed since 1886. It was located within the Klanjec district and Varaždin County. In 1952, the Municipality of Zagorska Sela was re-formed within the Klanjec district. From 1955, it was a part of the former Klanjec municipality, until 1993, when it was established as the Municipality of Zagorska Sela within the Krapina-Zagorje County.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were a total of 899 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements:

• Bojačno, population 6
• Bratkovec, population 40
• Brezakovec, population 66
• Gornji Å krnik, population 42
• Harina Žlaka, population 33
• Ivanić Miljanski, population 9
• Kuzminec Miljanski, population 17
• Luke Poljanske, population 54
• Miljana, population 82
• Plavić, population 140
• Poljana Sutlanska, population 96
• Pušća, population 51
• Zagorska Sela, population 263

In the same census, the majority of the population were Croats at 90.21%.

Administration

The current mayor of Zagorska Sela is Ksenija Krivec Jurak and the Zagorska Sela Municipal Council consists of 7 seats.

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