Parag
Village
Parag is located in Croatia
Parag
Parag
Location of Parag in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°22′42″N 16°18′37″E / 46.37833°N 16.31028°E / 46.37833; 16.31028
CountryCroatia
CountyMeđimurje County
MunicipalityNedelišće
Area
[1]
 • Total0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,389
 • Density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4000 Čakovec[3]

Parag is a village in northern Croatia, part of the Nedelišće municipality within Međimurje County.

History

In year 2005 Parag became a separate settlement. Until then, it was part of village of Trnovec.[4]

Geography

Parag is about 12 kilometres west of Čakovec, and some 90 kilometres north of Zagreb. The village is located near the border with Slovenia.

Parag is situated in the alluvial plane of river Drava, on rivers left bank.

Parag had a population of 1,187 in 2011 census.[5] The majority of the population are Roma people.[4]

Sports

NK Parag is a football club which plays in 3. ŽNL Međimurska.

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pretraživanje mjesta s pripadajućim poštanskim brojem". Hrvatska pošta (in Croatian). Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Šlezak, Hrvoje (April 2010). Demogeografska i sociokulturna obilježja romske populacije u Međimurju [Demogeographic and social - cultural characteristics of Roma population in Međimurje] (Thesis) (in Croatian). pp. 39–40. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Parag". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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