Velika Trnovitica (German: Wellicha) is a village and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Velika Trnovitica
Municipality
Velika Trnovitica is located in Croatia
Velika Trnovitica
Velika Trnovitica
Coordinates: 45°41′N 16°57′E / 45.683°N 16.950°E / 45.683; 16.950
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Area
 • Municipality23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Urban
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality1,091
 • Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
 • Urban
486
 • Urban density57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43285
Area code+385 43
Websitevelika-trnovitica.hr

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,091 with 486 living in the town proper.[2] In 2011, there were 1,370 inhabitants in the municipality, 94.8% of whom were Croats.[3]

Politics

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Minority councils and representatives

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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 Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Trnovitica but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  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. p. 27. Retrieved 10 June 2023.