Popovača is a town in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
in the
Moslavina
Moslavina (), also known as Monoszló in Hungarian, is a microregion in Croatia centered on the central mountain of Moslavačka gora. It is administratively divided by the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main cit ...
geographical region. Administratively it is part of the
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County () is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to the 2021 census, it is inhabited by 140, ...
.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Popovača was part of the
Bjelovar-Križevci County
The Bjelovar-Križevci County (; ) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Transleithania), the Hungarian part of th ...
of the
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (; or ; ) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Kingdom of Croatia (Habs ...
.
The
DVD
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Neuropsihijatrijske bolnice "Dr. Ivan Barbot" was founded on 23 January 1949.
Population
The total municipality population is 11,905 (2011 census), in the following
settlements:
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Ciglenica, population 134
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Donja Gračenica, population 805
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Donja Jelenska, population 78
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Donja Vlahinička, population 551
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Gornja Gračenica
Gornja Gračenica is a village in Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the nor ...
, population 954
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Gornja Jelenska
Gornja Jelenska is a village in the municipality Popovača, Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 887 inhabitants, in 279 of family households.
Gornja Jelenska is located on the south slopes of Moslavačka go ...
, population 757
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Moslavačka Slatina, population 72
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Osekovo
Osekovo is a village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural ar ...
, population 853
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Podbrđe
Podbrđe (Cyrillic: Подбрђе) is a village in Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, ...
, population 180
* Popovača, population 4,207
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Potok, population 756
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Stružec, population 687
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Voloder, population 1,871
96% of the population are ethnic
Croats
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.
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
Romani people in Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect representative for the Town of Popovača but the elections were not held due to absence of candidates.
References
Bibliography
History
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External links
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County
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