Garčin is a
village
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and a municipality in
Brod-Posavina County
Brod-Posavina County () is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name '' Posavina''. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.
Geograp ...
,
Croatia
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.
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 3,951 residents in the following 8 settlements:
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Bicko Selo, population 432
*Garčin, population 733
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Klokočevik, population 477
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Sapci, population 406
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Selna, population 284
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Trnjani, population 697
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Vrhovina, population 172
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Zadubravlje, population 750
In the 2011 census, 92% of the residents were
Croats
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.
Politics
Minority councils
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 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Garčin but the elections were not held due to the lack of candidates.
See also
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Garčin railway station
References
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Brod-Posavina County
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