Sokolovac is a village and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Koprivnica–Križevci County 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
2011 census, there were 3,417 inhabitants in the area, in the following
settlements:
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Brđani Sokolovački, population 50
*
Domaji, population 176
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Donja Velika, population 91
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Donjara, population 26
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Donji Maslarac, population 74
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Gornja Velika, population 95
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Gornji Maslarac, population 42
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Grdak, population 85
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Hudovljani, population 135
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Jankovac, population 41
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Kamenica, population 17
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Ladislav Sokolovački, population 120
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Lepavina, population 200
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Mala Branjska, population 60
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Mala Mučna, population 81
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Mali Botinovac, population 15
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Mali Grabičani, population 193
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Mali Poganac, population 141
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Miličani, population 147
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Paunovac, population 30
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Peščenik, population 79
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Prnjavor Lepavinski, population 58
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Rijeka Koprivnička, population 68
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Rovištanci, population 57
* Sokolovac, population 464
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Srijem, population 213
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Široko Selo, population 32
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Trnovac Sokolovački, population 104
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Velika Branjska, population 31
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Velika Mučna, population 339
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Veliki Botinovac, population 88
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Vrhovac Sokolovački, population 65
In the same census,
Croats
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were a majority at 85.4%, and there were also
Serbs
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at 12.9%.
History
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Sokolovac 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 Serbian Orthodox
Lepavina Monastery, established in 1550, is located within the boundaries of the municipality.
References
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Koprivnica-Križevci County
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