| Jakšić | |
| Official Name: | Općina Jakšić Municipality of Jakšić |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Coordinates: | 45.358°N 17.6388°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Croatia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Požega Valley, Slavonia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Leader Title: | Municipal mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.4 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 11.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 3371 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1566 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central European Time |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Registration Plate: | PŽ |
Jakšić is a town and a municipality in Slavonia, Croatia.
It is located in the middle of the Požega Valley.
The total population of the municipality was 4,058 in 2011, in the following settlements:
In the same census, 93.5% were Croats.
Colonist settlements of Brijest and Treštanovci were established on the territory of the village municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.[2]
Older sources refer to the village as "Jakšići" (plural of Jakšić).[3]
In late November 2022 the village attracted regional media attention when local resident was reported to police by his neighbour and with the Croatian Police subsequently submitting an indictment proposal for "insulting the moral feelings of citizens" for rising of the flag of Yugoslavia on the private home on the anniversary of the former Yugoslav Republic Day.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Some lawyers criticized the decision of the Police arguing that the Yugoslav flag as such is not a forbidden symbol while the legal provision for "insulting the moral feelings of citizens" was from a dated 1977 law prescribing 50-200 Deutsche Mark fine.[9]
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 Jakšić with 9 candidates being elected in the end.[11]
. Požega: zemljopisne bilješke iz okoline i prilozi za povijest slob. i kr. grada Požege i požeške županije. hr. Požega: Geographical Notes from the Surroundings and Contributions to the History of the Free and Royal City of Požega and the Požega County. Julije Kempf. 510. 9789536371006. Matica hrvatska, Požega Branch. Požega. 1995. Reprint of 1910 book.