Vrbanja (, ) is a village and a municipality in

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Etymology

Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows ().

Population

The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements: * Soljani, population 1,245 * Strošinci, population 492 * Vrbanja, population 2,203 By ethnicity, 96.48% are

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, while the largest minority consists of

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(1.38%), per census 2001. With pronounced issue of

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in eastern Croatia caused by

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, effects of the

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and emigration after the

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, the population of the municipality dropped to 2,870 residents at the time of 2021 census.

Notable people

Elizabeta Burg, Croatian Beauty Pageant and Miss Universe Top 16 finalist Image:Vrbanja-School.JPG, School in Vrbanja Image:Crkva u Vrbanji.JPG, Church today

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Syrmia Populated places in Vukovar-Srijem County {{VukovarSyrmia-geo-stub

Etymology

Population

Notable people

See also

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