Klisa ( sr-Cyrl, Клиса, hu, Tard) is a village in

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. Klisa is administratively part of the City of

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

where it is administered as one of suburbs. The

Osijek Airport Osijek Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Osijek; ) is the international airport of Osijek, Croatia. It is located 20 km east southeast of Osijek and is situated near the Osijek – Vukovar regional road, southwest of the eponymous village of Kli ...

is located southwest of the village. Klisa belongs to the first category among the

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. The settlement was originally one of regional pustaras, a Pannonian type of

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Geography

Klisa is connected with the rest of country by the D2 road and the

. There are 4 streets in total in village and they bear the names Vukovarska, Radnička, Dalmatinska and Đura Jakšić Street. Until 1991 Klisa was administratively part of the

Vukovar Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...

municipality. Historically, up to 1948, Klisa was statistically reported as a part of Bobota or Bijelo Brdo.

Demographic

At the time of 2011 Census of Croatia 83% of local population were

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, while ethnic

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were 16% of local population. Klisa is facing very high level of

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caused by high death rate, low birth rate and high emigration. Together with Tvrđavica, Klisa has the worst demographic indicators among the settlements of the City of Osijek. Population of Klisa is on average the oldest in the City of Osijek. If current trends remain in place, population projection for Klisa estimate that village will be extinct until 2050.

Politics

In 2018 local elections in Osijek Klisa was a polling place with the lowest turnout. Only 15 voters participated in elections constituting turnout of just below 6%. 14 out of 15 voters voted for the

Democratic Alliance of Serbs The Democratic Alliance of Serbs ( hr, Demokratski savez Srba or DSS, sr-cyr, Демократски савез Срба, ДСС) is a social democratic political party of Serbs in Croatia. History The party was founded on 27 June 2016 in Zagreb ...

which was the only party on the local ballot while one vote was irregular. The Independent Democratic Serb Party, dominant party among the

Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Cro ...

, did not participate in the elections while the

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Cr ...

was an absolute winner at the city level.

Education

Branch school of Elementary school Bobota is located in Klisa, 4 kilometers away from central school in Bobota. Education at the local school in Klisa is conducted in

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. The school building in Vera was built in 1924 and additional parts were completed in 1933. The school has only one classroom, hallway, toilets and a storage room. Building is in poor condition due to deterioration of the roof construction, carpentry, and especially electrical installations.

Culture

The day of

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, as celebrated in accordance with the

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, is the public holiday of the Local Council of Klisa. Since 2001 the City and University Library of Osijek is providing

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services in Klisa. Vehicle was a gift from the Balkan Peace Project from

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in the

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while the City of Osijek is paying salaries for employees.

References

Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Serb communities in Croatia {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub