Čepin ( hu, Csepin; german: Tschepin) is a village and a municipality in

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...

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. It is located in northeast

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...

, 10 kilometers southwest from Osijek. Čepin, with its 11,599 inhabitants at the 2011 census, is now included in Osijek built-up area. The majority of the population are

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at 93.8%. Other minorities include

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and

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. There is also an airport, used exclusively for sport and private flying purposes (Sport Airport Čepin).

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Čepin was part of the

Virovitica County Virovitica County ( hr, Virovitička županija; hu, Verőce vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision ('' županija'') of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of ...

of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Municipality of Čepin had 11,599 inhabitants, making it the third largest municipality in Croatia and largest in

by population. The village of Čepin itself, with 9,500 inhabitants, is the largest settlement in Croatia which doesn't have a town status (excluding Sesvete), hence sometimes being called the "biggest village in Croatia". In 2011, the following villages comprised the Čepin municipality: * Beketinci - 613 *Čepin - 9,500 * Čepinski Martinci - 663 * Čokadinci - 173 * Livana - 650 The village of Ovčara, which had a population of 1,066 in the 2001 census, was abolished and merged with the settlement of Čepin in 2005.

References

External links

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Community website

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