Đulovac is a
settlement and a municipality in
Slavonia
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, in the south of
Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovar-Bilogora County (; ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in central Croatia.
The central city of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman Empire, O ...
in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Đulovac was part of the
Požega County
Požega County (; ) was a historic administrative subdivision (''Counties of Croatia, županija'') of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Transleithania ...
of the
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (; or ; ) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Kingdom of Croatia (Habs ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 2,772 with 801 living in the town proper.
There were 3,640 inhabitants in 2001, 79.5% of which are
Croats
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.
The municipality consists of the following 29 settlements:
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Bastajski Brđani, population 0
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Batinjani, population 193
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Batinjska Rijeka, population 29
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Borova Kosa, population 53
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Dobra Kuća, population 16
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Donja Vrijeska, population 50
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Donje Cjepidlake, population 7
*Đulovac, population 801
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Gornja Vrijeska, population 34
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Gornje Cjepidlake, population 30
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Katinac, population 101
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Koreničani, population 208
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Kravljak, population 18
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Mala Babina Gora, population 21
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Mala Klisa, population 0
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Mali Bastaji, population 111
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Mali Miletinac, population 14
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Maslenjača, population 138
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Nova Krivaja, population 69
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Potočani, population 30
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Puklica, population 102
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Removac, population 9
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Stara Krivaja, population 0
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Škodinovac, population 34
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Velika Babina Gora, population 31
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Velika Klisa, population 0
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Veliki Bastaji, population 532
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Veliki Miletinac, population 50
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Vukovije, population 91
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
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 C ...
fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Đulovac.
Notes
References
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Slavonia
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