Lipovljani
Municipality
Općina Lipovljani
Municipality of Lipovljani
Lipovljani is located in Croatia
Lipovljani
Lipovljani
Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°24′0″N 16°53′24″E / 45.40000°N 16.89000°E / 45.40000; 16.89000
CountryCroatia
County Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • Municipal mayorNikola Horvat (HSS)
Area
[1]
 • Municipality103.4 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
29.0 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality2,807
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,902
 • Urban density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code044
Websitelipovljani.hr

Lipovljani (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈlîpoʋʎani]) is a municipality in Croatian Slavonia in the Sisak-Moslavina County.

Population

The municipality has a population of 3,455 (2011 census), in the following settlements:[3]

In the 2011 census, 87.5% of the population were Croats, while notable minorities included Ukrainians (4.3%), Slovaks (3.1%), and Czechs (2.6%).[4]

Lipovljani has the oldest Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church because it was founded by early Ukrainian immigrants at the time of the Austria-Hungary Empire.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Lipovljani was part of the Požega County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to each elect their own 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Lipovljani.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lipovljani". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Sisak-Moslavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 21-22. Retrieved 11 June 2023.



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