Vrhovine
Vrhovine
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| Municipality of Vrhovine Općina Vrhovine | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Vrhovine municipality within Lika-Senj County | |
  Vrhovine | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 15°35′E / 44.833°N 15.583°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Lika-Senj |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Milorad Delić (SDSS) |
| Area | |
| 225.3 km2 (87.0 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 653 | |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 218 |
| • Urban density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[4] | 53220 Otočac |
| Website | vrhovine |
Vrhovine (Serbian Cyrillic: Врховине)[5] is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The municipality is located in Lika.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 5,104 | — |
| 1869 | 5,096 | −0.2% |
| 1880 | 4,564 | −10.4% |
| 1890 | 4,965 | +8.8% |
| 1900 | 5,437 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 5,412 | −0.5% |
| 1921 | 5,737 | +6.0% |
| 1931 | 5,745 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 4,108 | −28.5% |
| 1953 | 4,034 | −1.8% |
| 1961 | 3,821 | −5.3% |
| 1971 | 3,193 | −16.4% |
| 1981 | 2,783 | −12.8% |
| 1991 | 2,453 | −11.9% |
| 2001 | 905 | −63.1% |
| 2011 | 1,381 | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 653 | −52.7% |
| Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2021, DZS | ||
In the 2001 census, Vrhovine had 905 inhabitants of which 55.03% were Serbs and 38.45% were Croats.[6] In the 2011 census, there were 1,381 inhabitants of which 80.23% were Serbs and 12.74% were Croats.[7]
In 2021, the municipality had 653 residents in the following 7 settlements:[3]
- Donji Babin Potok, population 72
- Gornje Vrhovine, population 150
- Gornji Babin Potok, population 54
- Rudopolje, population 32
- Turjanski, population 26
- Vrhovine, population 218
- Zalužnica, population 101
| population | 5104 | 5096 | 4564 | 4965 | 5437 | 5412 | 5737 | 5745 | 4108 | 4034 | 3821 | 3193 | 2783 | 2453 | 905 | 1381 | 653 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
The majority of the population of the municipality is elderly. Because of this, the Croatian Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity and the United Nations Development Programme secured funding for a centre for the elderly.[8] The centre was opened by Minister Jadranka Kosor in June, 2008.
Politics
[edit]Languages and names
[edit]On the territory of Vrhovine municipality, in addition to Croatian which is official in the whole country, Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet have been introduced as a second official language.[9][10]: 2 As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. Official buildings do have Cyrillic signage, but not street signs, traffic signs or seals. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script.[10]: 133, 134
Minority councils and representatives
[edit]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.[11] 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 Vrhovine.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
- ^ "Minority names in Croatia:Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2001 Census: County of Lika-Senj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Lika-Senj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Municipality of Vrhovine Opened a Daily Care Center for the Elderly
- ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ^ a b "Izvješće o provođenju Ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u Državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2023. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina". Vlada Republike Hrvatske (in Croatian) (published 2024-11-28). November 2023. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. IX. LIČKO-SENJSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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