Vrbje
Vrbje | |
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Interactive map of Vrbje | |
Vrbje | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 17°25′E / 45.183°N 17.417°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Brod-Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Igor Jurišić (HSS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.3 km2 (30.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,691 |
| • Density | 21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | vrbje |
Vrbje is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.
History
The village of Vrbje was first mentioned in 1720.[4] The local Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph was mentioned in 1758 at the time when it was still a wooden construction.[4] A new baroque style church was erected in period between 1773 and 1789 and its most recent reconstruction took place in 1985 during the time of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.[4]
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 1,691 residents in the following 7 settlements:[2]
- Bodovaljci, population 410
- Dolina, population 174
- Mačkovac, population 205
- Savski Bok, population 39
- Sičice, population 338
- Visoka Greda, population 167
- Vrbje, population 358
Vrbje: Population trends 1857–2021
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| population | 2958 | 2992 | 2675 | 3089 | 3231 | 3957 | 3814 | 4065 | 4315 | 4341 | 4253 | 3920 | 3471 | 3210 | 2906 | 2215 | 1691 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
In 2011, 99% of the population were Croats.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Škiljan, Filip (2010). Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća [Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-07-1.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.