Zdenci is a village and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Croatia
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in the
Virovitica–Podravina County
Virovitica-Podravina County (; ; ) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, Podravina being the Drava's drainage basin. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orah ...
.
In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 1,904, in the following
settlements:
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Bankovci, population 124
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Donje Predrijevo, population 106
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Duga Međa Duga may refer to:
* ''Duga'' (moth), a synonym of a genus of moths
* Duga radar, Soviet radar system deployed 1976-1989
* ''Duga'' (magazine), Yugoslav and Serbian weekly newsmagazine
* Shaft bow, element of horse harness to attach to vehicle s ...
, population 196
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Grudnjak, population 13
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Kutovi, population 176
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Obradovci, population 56
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Slavonske Bare, population 170
* Zdenci, population 930
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Zokov Gaj, population 133
In the 2001 census, 88% of the population were
Croats
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.
Politics
Minority councils
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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 Zdenci.
Notable natives and residents
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Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga
References
External links
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Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County
Slavonia
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