Vojnić

Vojnić
Војнић (Serbian)[1]
Općina Vojnić
Општина Војнић
Municipality of Vojnić
Coat of arms of Vojnić
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Location of Vojnić in Croatia
Vojnić is located in Croatia
Vojnić
Vojnić
Coordinates: 45°25′N 15°50′E / 45.417°N 15.833°E / 45.417; 15.833
Country Croatia
RegionCentral and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia
County Karlovac County
MunicipalityVojnić
Government
 • MayorNebojša Andrić
Area
 • Municipality238.9 km2 (92.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality3,602
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,099
 • Urban density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code047
Websitevojnic.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.[4] 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.[5]

Languages and names

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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.[6]

Demographics

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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.[7]

According to the 2011 census,[8] the municipality consists of 46 settlements:

History

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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.[9] 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.

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
  7. ^ Popis stanovništva 1991. Narodnosni sastav stanovništva Hrvatske po naseljima, Republički zavod za statistiku R Hrvatske, dokumentacija 881, Zagreb, 1992.
  8. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vojnić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  9. ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
  10. ^ "SKD "Prosvjeta" Vojnić - nastup u Topuskom". Topnet Topusko TV (in Croatian). 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Zelena noć Petrove gore "Veče pjesme i igara" Vojnić 2014". Petrova Gora (in Croatian). 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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