Čađavica, Croatia Explained

Official Name:Čađavica
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.7425°N 17.855°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Virovitica-Podravina
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:91.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1555
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Čađavica is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County.

It is situated 14 kilometers northeast of Slatina. The navigable part of Drava river starts in the vicinity of Čađavica.

In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 2,009, in the following settlements:

In the same census, 90% of the population were Croats.

Until 1920 Čađavica was part of the Virovitica County. The mother of the Hungarian Nobel-prize winner Georg von Békésy, Paula Mazaly was born here in 1877.

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.[2] 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 Čađavica.[3]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 10 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 10 . hr . PDF . 10 June 2023.