Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County
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In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,850, in the following settlements:[1]
- Bačevac, population 370
- Brezovica, population 595
- Budakovac, population 257
- Detkovac, population 307
- Gradina, population 916
- Template:Ill, population 312
- Lug Gradinski, population 72
- Novi Gradac, population 167
- Rušani, population 477
- Template:Ill, population 62
- Žlebina, population 315
In the 2001 census, 85.6% of the population were Croats.[2]
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gradina was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Colonist settlements of Brezovica, Hadžićevo (Svrakovac), Mitrovica, Podravski Sokolac (Vladimirovac), and Žlebina were established on the territory of the village municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.[3]
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.[4] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Gradina.[5]
Notable people
- Boško Buha, famous Serbian World War II child-hero, member of the Yugoslav Partisans
- Slavko Šajber, Croatian politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia
References
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