Gornja Rijeka is a settlement and a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 1,559 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 99.49%.
History
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gornja Rijeka was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
During World War II, when the village was part of the Independent State of Croatia, it was the site of the Gornja Rijeka concentration camp where several hundred children were interned by the Ustaše in 1941 and 1942.
Demographics In 2021, the municipality had 1,559 residents in the following 14 settlements:
Barlabaševec, population 13 Deklešanec, population 112 Donja Rijeka, population 176 Dropkovec, population 150 Fajerovec, population 50 Fodrovec Riječki, population 57 Gornja Rijeka, population 331 Kolarec, population 134 Kostanjevec Riječki, population 226 Lukačevec, population 13 Nemčevec, population 11 Pofuki, population 190 Štrigovec, population 24 Vukšinec Riječki, population 72
Administration The current mayor of Gornja Rijeka is Darko Fištrović (Free Voters Group) and the Gornja Rijeka Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
Groups Councilors per group Free Voters Group HDZ Mreža Source:
Notable people Sidonija Rubido (1819–1884), opera singer. She helped establish the first elementary school in Gornja Rijeka.
References
External links Gornja Rijeka official site