Sokolovac, Koprivnica-Križevci County

Sokolovac
Sokolovac
Coordinates: 46°06′39″N 16°42′23″E
Country	Croatia
County	Koprivnica-Križevci
Area [1]
• Total	135.9 km^2 (52.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	2,789
• Density	21/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	sokolovac.hr

Sokolovac is a village and municipality in the Koprivnica–Križevci County in Croatia.

In the 2011 census, there were 3,417 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements:^[3]

• Brđani Sokolovački, population 50
• Domaji, population 176
• Donja Velika, population 91
• Donjara, population 26
• Donji Maslarac, population 74
• Gornja Velika, population 95
• Gornji Maslarac, population 42
• Grdak, population 85
• Hudovljani, population 135
• Jankovac, population 41
• Kamenica, population 17
• Ladislav Sokolovački, population 120
• Lepavina, population 200
• Mala Branjska, population 60
• Mala Mučna, population 81
• Mali Botinovac, population 15
• Mali Grabičani, population 193
• Mali Poganac, population 141
• Miličani, population 147
• Paunovac, population 30
• Peščenik, population 79
• Prnjavor Lepavinski, population 58
• Rijeka Koprivnička, population 68
• Rovištanci, population 57
• Sokolovac, population 464
• Srijem, population 213
• Široko Selo, population 32
• Trnovac Sokolovački, population 104
• Velika Branjska, population 31
• Velika Mučna, population 339
• Veliki Botinovac, population 88
• Vrhovac Sokolovački, population 65

In the same census, Croats were a majority at 85.4%, and there were also Serbs at 12.9%.^[4]

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Sokolovac was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The Serbian Orthodox Lepavina Monastery, established in 1550, is located within the boundaries of the municipality.

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sokolovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Koprivnica-Križevci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.