Vojnić

Vojnić
Војнић (Serbian)[1]
Municipality
Municipality of Vojnić
Općina Vojnić

Coat of arms
Vojnić
Location of Vojnić in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′N 15°50′E / 45.417°N 15.833°E / 45.417; 15.833
Country  Croatia
Region Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia
County Karlovac County
Municipality Vojnić
Government
 • Mayor Nebojša Andrić
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 4,764
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) 047
Website www.vojnic.hr
Image of Vojnić municipality within Karlovac County

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.[3] 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.[4]

Languages and names

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.[5]

Demographics

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.

According to the 2011 census,[2] 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

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.[6] 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

Sights and events

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vojnić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
  6. ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
  7. ↑ "SKD "Prosvjeta" Vojnić - nastup u Topuskom". Topnet Topusko TV (in Croatian). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Zelena noć Petrove gore "Veče pjesme i igara" Vojnić 2014". Petrova Gora (in Croatian). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Coordinates: 45°19′26″N 15°41′48″E / 45.32389°N 15.69667°E / 45.32389; 15.69667

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