Lekenik

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

Lekenik
Municipality
Lekenik is located in Croatia
Lekenik
Lekenik
Location of Lekenik in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°35′N 16°13′E
Country Croatia
CountySisak-Moslavina County
Area
[1]
 • 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

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]

Population

The population of Lekenik is 1,857, with 6,170 people in the municipality, notably in larger villages like Pešćenica (915), Letovanić (539), Donji Vukojevac (468), and Dužica (395). It is known by SOS Children village, larger than village in Ladimirevci; two of them in Croatia. Absolute majority are Croats at 97%.

Media

RTL Radio—Local radio station.

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. Fiddler on the Roof Special Edition DVD (2004)


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