Velika Trnovitica is a village and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,091 with 486 living in the town proper. In 2011, there were 1,370 inhabitants in the municipality, 94.8% of whom were Croats.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

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. At the

2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections ( hr, Izbori za članove vijeća i predstavnike nacionalnih manjina) were held on 7 May in certain regional (counties) and local administrative units (municipalities and ...

Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Trnovitica but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.

Notable people

Žiga Hirschler Žiga Hirschler (21 March 1894, Velika Trnovitica near Bjelovar – 1941 Jasenovac concentration camp) was a Croatian-Jewish composer, music critic and publicist who was killed during the Holocaust. Life Hirschler was born in Zagreb, to a Croa ...

- composer, music critic and publicist

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County {{BjelovarBilogora-geo-stub