Grubišno Polje (Czech: Hrubečné Pole, Hungarian: Grobosinc, German: Poglack) is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Grubišno Polje
Town
Church of Saint Joseph in the town center
Church of Saint Joseph in the town center
Grubišno Polje is located in Croatia
Grubišno Polje
Grubišno Polje
Location of Grubišno Polje in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°42′08″N 17°10′20″E / 45.70222°N 17.17222°E / 45.70222; 17.17222
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora
Government
 • MayorZlatko Mađeruh (HDZ)
Area
 • Town265.2 km2 (102.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town5,367
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,588
 • Urban density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitegrubisnopolje.hr

Demographics edit

In the 1991 census, the settlement had equal numbers of Serbs and Croatians, but during the Croatian War of Independence the Croatian Serbs largely left the town, and only part of them returned later in the 1990s.

In the 2001 census, the municipality had 7,523 inhabitants, with the following ethnic makeup:[3]

Town of Grubišno Polje: Population trends 1857–2021
population
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8119
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12664
14785
15809
15532
16101
13037
13792
13370
11772
10506
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Politics edit

Minority councils and representatives edit

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 Czechs, Hungarians, Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 15 members minority council of the Town of Grubišno Polje with Serb community electing 14 members into their council.[5]

History edit

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Grubišno Polje was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Sights edit

 
Bara excursion site

The town has a memorial to its deceased from the Croatian War of Independence.[6]

Settlements edit

The administrativne area of the Town consists of 24 settlements (as of 2011), namely:[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Census 2001 - Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatian Bureau of Statistics
  4. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Dan Grada Grubišno Polje (City Day of Grubišno Polje)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  7. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Grubišno Polje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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