Oporovec

History

The name Oporovec was first mentioned as a toponym in 1245 and comes from the name of a nobleman, Opor. The local chapel was built in 1898 and named after Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1478, the village was listed as Oporowecz in the list of settlements belonging to the Čakovec area. By the beginning of the 20th century, it was predominantly populated by Croats. The village was part of the Prelog district () of Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary until the Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920. After that, it was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia until 1941, when the entire Međimurje region was annexed to Hungary. After World War II, it became part of Croatia within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. The population of the village was constantly over 700 in the censuses between 1910 and 1953. However, in the censuses between 1961 and 1991, it was constantly decreasing and eventually dropped to 393 in the latter, which took place shortly before Croatia became an independent nation later that year. In the 2001 census, however, the population grew to 425.

Most-observed species

• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  277
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  236
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  234
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  230
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  205
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  193
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  192
• Snowdrop

  Galanthus nivalis L. · Liliopsida
  178

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