Gradina | |
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 Parish church of St. Elijah in Gradina | |
  Gradina | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′36″N 17°30′36″E / 45.86000°N 17.51000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Virovitica-Podravina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.2 km2 (46.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,874 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | gradina |
Gradina is a village and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Virovitica–Podravina County of Croatia.
In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,850, in the following settlements:[3]
- Bačevac, population 370
- Brezovica, population 595
- Budakovac, population 257
- Detkovac, population 307
- Gradina, population 916
- Lipovac, population 312
- Lug Gradinski, population 72
- Novi Gradac, population 167
- Rušani, population 477
- Vladimirovac, population 62
- Žlebina, population 315
In the 2001 census, 85.6% of the population were Croats.[4]
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gradina was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Politics
Minority councils
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Gradina.[6]
Notable people
- Boško Buha, famous Serbian World War II child-hero, member of the Yugoslav Partisans
- Slavko Šajber, Croatian politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia
Subdivisions of Virovitica-Podravina County | ||
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References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gradina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2001 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
- ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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