Velika, Croatia
Velika, Croatia | |
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Coordinates: 45°27′00″N 17°39′54″E / 45.45°N 17.665°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Požega Valley |
County | ![]() |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,607 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
Velika (Hungarian: Velike) is a village and a municipality in the Požega Valley in Slavonia.
Geography
It is located on the southern slopes of Papuk Mountain 12 km north of Požega, in the Požega-Slavonia County, with the elevation of 278 m.
Velika is located on the Požega - Slatina county road and Velika - Požega - Pleternica railway.
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Economy
Chief occupations include farming, viticulture and tourism (recreational centre).
Demographics
There are a total of 5,607 people in the municipality, in the following settlements:[1]
- Antunovac, population 158
- Biškupci, population 354
- Bratuljevci, population 25
- Doljanci, population 84
- Draga, population 275
- Gornji Vrhovci, population 10
- Kantrovci, population 34
- Klisa, population 0
- Lučinci, population 53
- Markovac, population 1
- Milanovac, population 45
- Milivojevci, population 17
- Nježić, population 1
- Oljasi, population 63
- Ozdakovci, population 5
- Poljanska, population 96
- Potočani, population 182
- Radovanci, population 483
- Smoljanovci, population 3
- Stražeman, population 231
- Toranj, population 173
- Trenkovo, population 799
- Trnovac, population 398
- Velika, population 2,117
94% of the population are Croats. There are only 3 Serbian households and few people of Czech, Hungarian, German and Slovenian descent.
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History
It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1532 and 1687 and again between 1690 and 1691 as part of Sanjak of Pojega before Austrian conquest.fy
Source: "Velika, Croatia", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 30th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velika,_Croatia.
References
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Velika". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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