Slatina is a town in the

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 ...

region of

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. It is located in the

Virovitica-Podravina County Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name ' ...

, at the contact of the Drava valley and the foothills of Papuk mountain, in the central part of the region of

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, southeast of

Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). It is als ...

; elevation . It was ruled by

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between 1542 and 1687, when it was captured by

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n troops. During Ottoman rule it was initially part of

Sanjak of Pojega The Sanjak of Pojega ( tr, Pojega Sancağı; hr, Požeški sandžak) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed around 1538. It existed until the Treaty of Karlowitz (1699), when the region was transferred to the Habs ...

between 1542 and 1601, latterly part of Sanjak of Rahoviçe between 1601 and 1687. It was district centre at

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 ...

in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia between 1868 and 1918. "Slatina" means "salt lake" in Croatian. However, there is no salt lake there any more.

Demographics

The population of the town is 10,152 (2011), with a total of 13,609 in the municipality, composed of the following settlements: * Bakić, population 537 * Bistrica, population 165 * Donji Meljani, population 259 * Golenić, population 22 * Gornji Miholjac, population 304 * Ivanbrijeg, population 30 * Kozice, population 511 *

Lukavac Lukavac ( sr-cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inha ...

, population 99 * Markovo, population 131 * Medinci, population 200 * Novi Senkovac, population 301 * Radosavci, population 99 * Sladojevački Lug, population 90 * Sladojevci, population 730 * Slatina, population 10,208 In 2001, 85.5% of the population were

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References

External links

Slatina official web site

Slatina Tourist Board

Slatina Radio Station

Slatina.net – Independent City Portal
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