Zemunik Donji Explained

Official Name:Zemunik Donji
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:44.1067°N 15.3806°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Zadar
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:54.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2159
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Zemunik Donji is a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,060 inhabitants, 91% of whom are Croats. The municipality of Zemunik Donji is located in Ravni kotari. The area of the municipality is 54.59 km2, and it consists of the settlements Zemunik Donji, Zemunik Gornji and Smoković. [2]

History

In 2004 Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader, together with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Solomon Passy and the President of the Serb National Council Milorad Pupovac visited Serb returnees who left the country in 1995 at the time of the Operation Storm.[3]

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.[4] 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 Zemunik Donji but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures.[5]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Geografski položaj . 2023-06-08 . zemunik.hr.
  3. Book: SNV 25 . Nikola Bajto . 978-953-7442-63-7 . . 45 . sr . Zagreb.
  4. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 10 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 20 . hr . PDF . 13 June 2023.