Vrbje is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.
Vrbje | |
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  Vrbje | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 17°25′E / 45.183°N 17.417°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Brod-Posavina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.3 km2 (30.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,691 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | vrbje |
In the 2011 census, there were 2,215 inhabitants, in the following settlements.[3]
- Bodovaljci, population 552
- Dolina, population 254
- Mačkovac, population 289
- Savski Bok, population 57
- Sičice, population 391
- Visoka Greda, population 217
- Vrbje, population 455
History edit
The village of Vrbje was first mentioned in 1720.[5] The local Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph was mentioned in 1758 at the time when it was still a wooden construction.[5] A new baroque style church was erected in period between 1773 and 1789 and its most recent reconstruction took place in 1985 during the time of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.[5]
References edit
- ^ 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 Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrbje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ a b c Škiljan, Filip (2010). Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća [Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-07-1.
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