Vrhovine
Врховине (Serbian)[1]
Municipality
Municipality of Vrhovine
Općina Vrhovine
Coat of arms of Vrhovine
Coat of arms
Vrhovine is located in Croatia
Vrhovine
Vrhovine
Location of Vrhovine in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°50′N 15°35′E / 44.833°N 15.583°E / 44.833; 15.583
Country Croatia
County Lika-Senj
Government
 • Municipal mayorMilorad Delić (SDSS)
Area
[2]
 • Municipality225.3 km2 (87.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality653
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
 • Urban
218
 • Urban density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevrhovine.hr
the Vrhovine municipality within the Lika-Senj County

Vrhovine (Serbian Cyrillic: Врховине)[4] is a town and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The municipality is part of Lika.

Languages and names

On the territory of Vrhovine municipality, in addition to Croatian which is official in the whole country, Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet have been introduced as a second official language.[5]

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Vrhovine had 905 inhabitants of which 55.03% were Serbs and 38.45% were Croats.[6] In the 2011 census, there were 1,381 inhabitants of which 80.23% were Serbs and 12.74% were Croats.[7]

The municipality is composed of the following settlements (population as of 2011):[8]

The majority of the population of the municipality is elderly. Because of this, the Croatian Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity and the United Nations Development Programme secured funding for a centre for the elderly.[9] The centre was opened by Minister Jadranka Kosor in June, 2008.

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.[10] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Vrhovine.[11]

References

  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Minority names in Croatia:Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  5. ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
  6. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2001 Census: County of Lika-Senj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
  7. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Lika-Senj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrhovine". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  9. ^ Municipality of Vrhovine Opened a Daily Care Center for the Elderly
  10. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. IX. LIČKO-SENJSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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