Belica, Međimurje County
Belica is a Croatian village in the county Međimurje. The village has 3,176 inhabitants and covers an area of 27.75 km ² (as of 2011 ). The main industry is the textile industry and agriculture with a focus on potato production.
The municipality consists of the villages of Belica Belica and Gardinovec. It lies in a plain and separates, in a geographical sense, the lower from the upper part of the district Međimurje.
The continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters and an annual temperature difference of about 50 ° C, and moderate winds from north and south, is documented for over one hundred years. Most precipitation falls from May to July and are in the annual average 845-862 mm. During the fall time are fog, especially between Belica and the City Čakovec, not uncommon.
In the history of the villages were Belica and Gardinovec part of landlords from Čakovec, but also part of small landowners. The first historical references to the present site Belica date back to the year 1256, as property Bela / Terra Beoslova. One hundred years later, the land BELC / Belch between the rivers Mura and Drava is mentioned. The name Stephen Bekoych / Stjepan Bekoić de Belic, administrator of a landowner from Čakovec, appears in 1478 in the history books.
Cities: Čakovec | Mursko Središće | Prelog
Communities: Belica | Dekanovec | Domašinec | Donja Dubrava | Donji Kraljevec | Donji Vidovec | Goričan | Gornji Mihaljevec | Kotoriba | Mala Subotica | Nedelišće | Orehovica | Podturen | Pribislavec | Selnica | Strahoninec | Sveta Marija | Sveti Juraj na Bregu | Sveti Martin na Muri | Šenkovec | Štrigova | Vratišinec
- Place in the county Međimurje