Lipovljani

Lipovljani (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈlîpoʋʎani]) is a municipality in Croatian Slavonia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 4,101 (2001 census), 85.7% which are Croats. Other notable minorities are Ukrainians (4.3%), Slovaks (3%), and Czechs (2.4%). Lipovljani has the oldest Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church because it was founded by early Ukrainian immigrants at the time of the Austria-Hungary Empire.

Lipovljani
Municipality
Općina Lipovljani
Municipality of Lipovljani
Lipovljani is located in Croatia
Lipovljani
Lipovljani
Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°24′0″N 16°53′24″E
CountryCroatia
County Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • Municipal mayorNikola Horvat (HSS)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality103.4 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
29.0 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality2,807
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,902
 • Urban density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code044
Websitelipovljani.hr

History

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

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.[3] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to each elect their own 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Lipovljani.[4]

Notable people

See also

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. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 21-22. Retrieved 11 June 2023.



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