Končanica () is a town and a municipality in

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 ...

, in the

Bjelovar-Bilogora County Bjelovar-Bilogora County (; hr, Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija ) is a county in central Croatia. The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the ...

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History

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

Požega County Požega County ( hr, Požeška županija; hu, Pozsega 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 Sai ...

of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,805 with 692 living in the town proper. There were 3,516 inhabitants in 2001, of which 95% are

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

. In 2011, the population was 2,360 with 47.0%

Czechs The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, ...

and 41.7%

(2011 census). As such, it is one of a small number of counties where ethnic Croats do not form a majority or plurality.

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. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections

and

Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Cro ...

fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Končanica.

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County Slavonia Czech communities {{BjelovarBilogora-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

See also

References