Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County
Gradina is a municipality in Slavonia, in the Virovitica–Podravina County of Croatia. It has a population of 4,485 (2001), 85.6% which are Croats. The municipality contains eleven villages: Gradina, Bačevac, Brezovica, Budakovac, Detkovac, Lipovac, Lug Gradinski, Novi Gradac, Rušani, Vladimirovac, and Žlebina.
Location of Gradina in Croatia
Parish church of St. Elijah in Gradina
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gradina was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Notable people
- Boško Buha, famous Serbian World War II child-hero, member of the Yugoslav Partisans
- Slavko Šajber, Croatian politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia
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|  Coat of arms of Virovitica-Podravina County |
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