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Lekenik

Coordinates: 45°35′N 16°13′E / 45.583°N 16.217°E / 45.583; 16.217
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Lekenik
Municipality
Lekenik is located in Croatia
Lekenik
Lekenik
Location of Lekenik in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°35′N 16°13′E / 45.583°N 16.217°E / 45.583; 16.217
Country Croatia
CountySisak-Moslavina County
Area
 • Municipality228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality5,343
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,697
 • Urban density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Websitelekenik.hr
Image of Lekenik municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County

Lekenik is a village and a municipality in central Croatia, located between Sisak and Velika Gorica in the lowland region of Turopolje.

Norman Jewison chose Lekenik to represent Anatevka for the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof, after visiting other sites in Austria, Canada, and Romania. The film ends with the credit: "Our thanks to the people of the villages of Lekenik and Mala Gorica and the city of Zagreb, Yugoslavia."[3]

It is well known in Croatia for hosting two SOS Children's Villages (SOS Dječje selo).

Population

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In the 2011 census, the total population of Lekenik municipality was 6,032 people, in the following settlements:[4]

In the same census, an absolute majority were Croats at 97%.[5]

Media

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RTL Radio—Local radio station.

References

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  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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Fiddler on the Roof Special Edition DVD (2004)
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lekenik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Sisak-Moslavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.