Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County

Gradina is a municipality in Slavonia, in the Virovitica–Podravina County of Croatia. It has a population of 4,485 (2001), 85.6% which are Croats. The municipality contains eleven villages: Gradina, Bačevac, Brezovica, Budakovac, Detkovac, Lipovac, Lug Gradinski, Novi Gradac, Rušani, Vladimirovac, and Žlebina.

Gradina
Parish church of St. Elijah in Gradina
Parish church of St. Elijah in Gradina
Gradina is located in Croatia
Gradina
Gradina
Coordinates: 45°51′36″N 17°30′36″E
Country Croatia
CountyVirovitica-Podravina
Area
[1]
 • Total120.2 km2 (46.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,874
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitegradina.hr

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gradina was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Politics

Minority councils

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.[3] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Gradina.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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