Gorjani

Gorjani (Hungarian: Gara; German: Gerendau, Görrach) is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 1,550 inhabitants, 97% of whom are Croats (2011 census).[1] Gorjani village was the seat of the House of Gorjanski (Garai, Garay).

Gorjani
Gorjani
Location in Croatia
Gorjani
Gorjani (Croatia)
Coordinates: 45.40°N 18.37°E / 45.40; 18.37
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
  MayorIvan Lović
Area
  Total53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1.591
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)

Name

The name of the village in Croatian is in the plural, and therefore it is grammatically correct to refer to it as "Gorjani are" instead of "Gorjani is". A hypothetical singular version of the name would be Gorjan.

References

  1. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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