Ljubešćica
municipality and settlement in Varaždin County, Croatia
Ljubeščica is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
Population
In the 2011 census, there were a total of 1,858 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
Kapela Kalnička, population 268
Ljubelj, population 63
Ljubelj Kalnički, population 144
Ljubešćica, population 1,261
Rakovec, population 122
In the same census, 99% of the people were Croats.
The public source identifies “Ljubešćica” as municipality and settlement in Varaždin County, Croatia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ljubešćica, municipality and settlement.
Why this record matters
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1027907. VIAF identifies the subject as 316747601. Authority coordinates are 46.167, 16.383. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Ljubešćica” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.