Sveti Juraj u Trnju
Sveti Juraj u Trnju () is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. The village is part of the municipality of Donji Kraljevec and had a population of 300 in the 2011 census. It is connected with the village of Donji Pustakovec. The D3 state road passes through both villages, which are located around 15 kilometres east of Čakovec, the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County. History. The parish was first mentioned in 1334 in the list of parishes belonging to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb. However, the first known priest, Michael, was mentioned in 1501 , where the village was referred as "Thwrynyncz." From 1692 onwards, the village was referred in canonical visitations as "Trninci." Though Sveti Juraj u Trnju most likely witnessed Ottoman invasions and the rise of Protestantism throughout 16th and 17th century, this cannot be ascertained, as the only reliable information are records of canonic visitations. However, the oral tradition about that time persisted, and was later compiled by Dominik Kolarić in his 1947 book "Hrašćanski zapisi". It is almost certain that Sveti Juraj u Trnju suffered during Great Turkish War, as 1688 records mention "cold and empty houses". At that time , visitations reported that all the peasants in the village were farmhands subjected to Zrinski family. First mentions of present church go as far as 17th century, when canonic visitations mention "clad, but poorly thatched" church, as well as the belonging cemetery. The cemetery was subsequently moved outside of the village during the reign of Joseph II for health reasons in 1779, where it remains today. During 18th century, Hungarian Pauline Fathers wished to annex Međimurje to Hungary. After the intervention of Gašpar Malečić (prior general of Pauline Fathers monastery in Lepoglava), who ordered parishes across Međimurje to disclose the nationality  and the language of their people, Daniel Lengyel (then-parish priest) declared that there were no Hungarians in the village, and that all the sacraments are done in Croatian. Lengyel ended his statement with "Ja sam pak Madžar" 'But I am a Hungarian.'