Velika ( hu, Velike) is a village and a municipality in the
Požega Valley
The Požega Valley ( hr, Požeška kotlina) is a geographic microregion of Croatia, located in central Slavonia, encompassing the eastern part of the Požega-Slavonia County. It is located in the Pannonian Basin, bounded by Psunj, Papuk and Krnd ...
in
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...
.
Geography
It is located on the southern slopes of Papuk Mountain 12 km north of
Požega, in the
Požega-Slavonia County
Požega-Slavonia County ( hr, Požeško-slavonska županija ) is a Croatian county in western Slavonia. Its capital is Požega. Its population was 78,034 at the 2011 census.
Alongside the City of Zagreb and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, it is one o ...
, with the elevation of 278 m.
Velika is located on the Požega -
Slatina county road and Velika - Požega -
Pleternica
Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley (''Požeška kotlina''). The population of the municipality is 11,323, with 3,418 in Pleternica itself (2011).
Pleternica is located at the con ...
railway.
Economy
Chief occupations include farming, viticulture and tourism (recreational centre).
Demographics
There are a total of 5,607 people in the municipality, in the following
settlements:
*
Antunovac, population 158
*
Biškupci, population 354
*
Bratuljevci, population 25
*
Doljanci, population 84
*
Draga, population 275
*
Gornji Vrhovci, population 10
*
Kantrovci, population 34
*
Klisa, population 0
*
Lučinci, population 53
*
Markovac, population 1
*
Milanovac, population 45
*
Milivojevci
Milivojevci is a village in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, i ...
, population 17
*
Nježić, population 1
*
Oljasi, population 63
*
Ozdakovci, population 5
*
Poljanska, population 96
*
Potočani, population 182
*
Radovanci, population 483
*
Smoljanovci, population 3
*
Stražeman, population 231
*
Toranj, population 173
*
Trenkovo, population 799
*
Trnovac, population 398
* Velika, population 2,117
94% of the population are
Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...
. There are only 3 Serbian households and few people of Czech, Hungarian, German and Slovenian descent.
History
It was ruled by
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
between 1532 and 1687 and again between 1690 and 1691 as part of
Sanjak of Pojega
The Sanjak of Pojega ( tr, Pojega Sancağı; hr, Požeški sandžak) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed around 1538. It existed until the Treaty of Karlowitz (1699), when the region was transferred to the Habs ...
before
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n conquest.fy
References
Populated places in Požega-Slavonia County
Slavonia
Velika
Municipalities of Croatia
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