Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County Explained

Official Name:Gradina
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.86°N 17.51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Virovitica-Podravina
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:120.2
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2874
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Gradina is a village and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Virovitica–Podravina County of Croatia.

In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,850, in the following settlements:

In the 2001 census, 85.6% of the population were Croats.

History

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

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 Gradina.[3]

Notable people

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 . 11 . hr . PDF . 10 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610203742/https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z10_VIROVITICKO_PODRAVSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf . dead .