Vojnić
Vojnić
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| Općina Vojnić Општина Војнић Municipality of Vojnić | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vojnić in Croatia | |
  Vojnić | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 15°50′E / 45.417°N 15.833°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia |
| County |  Karlovac County |
| Municipality | Vojnić |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nebojša Andrić |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 238.9 km2 (92.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Municipality | 3,602 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,099 |
| • Urban density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 047 |
| Website | vojnic |
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Vojnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војнић)[1] is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 4,764 inhabitants, 45% of whom are Serbs and 37% of whom are Croats.[4] The municipality is part of Kordun. Vojnić is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[5]
Languages and names[edit]
On the territory of Vojnić municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.[6]
Demographics[edit]
In 1991 the municipality of Vojnić had a population of 8,236. 7,366 (89.43%) were Serbs, 436 (5.29%) were Muslims, 116 (1.40%) were Croats and 318 (3.86%) were others.[7]
According to the 2011 census,[8] the municipality consists of 46 settlements:
- Brdo Utinjsko, population 73
- Bukovica Utinjska, population 80
- Donja Brusovača, population 122
- Dunjak, population 39
- Džaperovac, population 12
- Gačeša Selo, population 46
- Gejkovac, population 183
- Gornja Brusovača, population 33
- Jagrovac, population 44
- Johovo, population 36
- Jurga, population 89
- Kartalije, population 43
- Kestenovac, population 10
- Klokoč, population 64
- Klupica, population 11
- Ključar, population 86
- Knežević Kosa, population 119
- Kokirevo, population 43
- Kolarić, population 195
- Krivaja Vojnićka, population 21
- Krstinja, population 82
- Kupljensko, population 317
- Kusaja, population 45
- Lipovac Krstinjski, population 7
- Lisine, population 11
- Loskunja, population 58
- Malešević Selo, population 44
- Mandić Selo, population 65
- Međeđak Utinjski, population 62
- Miholjsko, population 123
- Mracelj, population 116
- Mračaj Krstinjski, population 7
- Petrova Poljana, population 17
- Podsedlo, population 76
- Prisjeka, population 24
- Radmanovac, population 33
- Radonja, population 103
- Rajić Brdo, population 26
- Selakova Poljana, population 0
- Svinica Krstinjska, population 253
- Široka Rijeka, population 161
- Štakorovica, population 23
- Utinja Vrelo, population 18
- Vojišnica, population 404
- Vojnić, population 1 221
- Živković Kosa, population 119
History[edit]
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Until 1918, Vojnić (named VOINIC in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier.[9] It was administered by the SZLUINER Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment N°IV before 1881. Vojnić became a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County in the Kingdom.
Culture[edit]
- Local branch of SKD Prosvjeta Vojnić with a very active folk dance section[10]
Sights and events[edit]
- Monument to the uprising of the people of Kordun and Banija
- Zelena noć Petrove gore - one-day folklore event hosted by the local football club, Petrova Gora, and the local branch of SKD Prosvjeta Vojnić. The event brings together amateur groups nurturing traditional folk dancing and singing from different parts of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[11]
Notable people[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ^ Popis stanovništva 1991. Narodnosni sastav stanovništva Hrvatske po naseljima, Republički zavod za statistiku R Hrvatske, dokumentacija 881, Zagreb, 1992.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vojnić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
- ^ "SKD "Prosvjeta" Vojnić - nastup u Topuskom". Topnet Topusko TV (in Croatian). 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Zelena noć Petrove gore "Veče pjesme i igara" Vojnić 2014". Petrova Gora (in Croatian). 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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