Budinščina is a village and municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. It is connected by the state road D24 and R201 railway.
Milengrad (Milen) castle is located in the municipality.
History
The origin of Budinšćina is linked to 1234, when the land of Budindol is mentioned. The remains of the cultural monuments of the Milengrad castle, the Patačić castle in Zajezda, the Zakmardy manor house in Budinšćina, the school in Zajezda, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zajezda speak of the importance of this area in the past. There is also a valuable Bronze Age site in the municipality. The area of the municipality was once a famous mining area with brown coal mines and a quarry of diabase and limestone, which started the economic development of Budinščina.
Demographics
In the 2021 census, there were a total of 2,182 inhabitants in the municipality with Croats being the majority at 99.18%. The following 13 settlements comprise the municipality:
Budinščina, population 510 Gotalovec, population 139 Grtovec, population 299 Krapinica, population 223 Marigutić, population 20 Pažurovec, population 80 Pece, population 244 Pokojec, population 4 Pomperovec, population 46 Prepuštovec, population 65 Sveti Križ, population 121 Topličica, population 138 Zajezda, population 293
Administration The current mayor of Budinščina is Franjo Jagić and the Budinščina Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
Groups Councilors per group HSU-HSS-SDP HDZ HNS Dražen Hranić Source:
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