Gornja Rijeka, Croatia

Gornja Rijeka is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.

According to the 2011 census, there are 1,779 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority.

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
According to 2011 Croatian census, 1,779 people live in 14 census-registered settlements:


 * Barlabaševec – 19
 * Deklešanec – 136
 * Donja Rijeka – 218
 * Dropkovec – 172
 * Fajerovec – 76
 * Fodrovec Riječki – 61
 * Gornja Rijeka – 340
 * Kolarec – 148
 * Kostanjevec Riječki – 267
 * Lukačevec – 23
 * Nemčevec – 18
 * Pofuki – 185
 * Štrigovec – 37
 * Vukšinec Riječki – 79

Notable people

 * Sidonija Rubido (1819–1884), opera singer. She helped establish the first elementary school in Gornja Rijeka.