Bednja (Croatian pronunciation: [bêdɲa]) is a village and municipality in northern Croatia. It is located in the Varaždin County, west of Lepoglava.
The village is known by its specific local idiom (bednjanski govor), subdialect of Kajkavian, which is protected as the cultural good of Croatia.
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Climate
Since records began in 2006, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F), on 8 August 2013. The coldest temperature was −23.8 °C (−10.8 °F), on 9 February 2012.
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 3,389 in the following settlements:
Bednja, population 596
Benkovec, population 187
Brezova Gora, population 56
Cvetlin, population 251
Jamno, population 84
Jazbina Cvetlinska, population 282
Ježovec, population 234
Mali Gorenec, population 90
Meljan, population 101
Osonjak, population 48
Pašnik, population 44
Pleš, population 240
Podgorje Bednjansko, population 22
Prebukovje, population 86
Purga Bednjanska, population 104
Rinkovec, population 264
Sveti Josip, population 3
Šaša, population 86
Šinkovica Bednjanska, population 87
Šinkovica Šaška, population 94
Trakošćan, population 19
Veliki Gorenec, population 36
Vranojelje, population 114
Vrbno, population 228
Vrhovec Bednjanski, population 33
The majority of inhabitants are Croats, making up 99.2% of the population.
Administration
The current municipal mayor of Bednja is Damir Poljak (HDZ) and the Bednja Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
Culture
KUD Josip Genc Bednja
Education
OŠ Franje Serta, elementary school
Sport
NK Trakošćan Bednja is a local football club. Notable football players from Bednja are Andrej Kramarić and Robert Murić.