Gornji Kraljevec

History

In 1478, the village was listed as Kralowecz in the list of settlements belonging to the Čakovec area. The local church was built in 1896. In the 1910 census, the village had a population of 562. It was at the time already predominantly populated by Croats, with Hungarians being a significant minority. The village was part of the Čakovec district () in the Kingdom of Hungary until the Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920. It then became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In the 1921 and 1931 censuses, the official name of the village was Kraljevec. Between 1941 and 1945, it was part of Hungary again, as the entire Međimurje region was annexed by the Hungarians at the time. After World War II, it became part of Croatia within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. Between the 1857 and 1921 censuses, Gornji Kraljevec also included the hamlet of Celine. After being a separate village for around 50 years, Celine again became a hamlet belonging to Gornji Kraljevec in the 1981 and 1991 censuses. Following the independence of Croatia, Gornji Kraljevec became part of the Vratišinec municipality in 1992. At the same time, Celine became a separate village in the Podturen municipality.