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Oriovac

Coordinates: 45°9′58″N 17°45′36″E / 45.16611°N 17.76000°E / 45.16611; 17.76000
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Oriovac
Municipality
Oriovac railway station
Map
Oriovac is located in Croatia
Oriovac
Oriovac
Location of Oriovac in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°9′58″N 17°45′36″E / 45.16611°N 17.76000°E / 45.16611; 17.76000
Country Croatia
CountyBrod-Posavina County
Area
 • Municipality
93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
4,770
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,490
 • Urban density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code[3]
35250 Oriovac
Websiteoriovac.hr

Oriovac is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.

History

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Until 1918, Oriovac (named Oriowacz before 1850)[4] was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Slavonian Military Frontier, Gradiskaner Regiment N°VIII before its dissolution in 1881.

Demographics

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In 2021, the municipality had 4,770 residents in the following 10 settlements:[2]

Oriovac: Population trends 1857–2021
population
4610
4658
4731
5505
5650
6282
6227
6902
7152
7226
7185
7058
6942
6860
6559
5824
4770
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Notable people

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  • Fran Gundrum, physician and encyclopedist[5]

See also

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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. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin Mueller, 1961.
  5. ^ Kuhar, Martin; Fatović-Ferenčić, Stella (April 2012). "Prostitutes and criminals: beginnings of eugenics in Croatia in the works of Fran Gundrum from Oriovac (1856-1919)". Croatian Medical Journal. 53 (2): 185–197. doi:10.3325/cmj.2012.53.185. ISSN 0353-9504. PMC 3342652. Archived from the original on 2024-12-30.