Cerna, Croatia

Cerna
Municipality
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Coordinates: 45°11′25″N 18°41′20″E
Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
• Mayor	Josip Štorek [1]
Area [2]
• Municipality	69.5 km^2 (26.8 sq mi)
• Urban	54.7 km^2 (21.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	3,712
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	3,019
• Urban density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	cerna.hr

Cerna (German: Asorn) is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia.

Geography

It is located half-way between the cities of Vinkovci and Županja. It is located on four rivers, Biđ, Bosut, Berava, Bitulja, Krajc channel and Kaluđer channel.

Population

According to 2021 Croatian census it has 3,722 inhabitants in 2 settlements:^[4]

• Cerna - 3,027
• Šiškovci - 695

98.96% of the citizens are Croats.^[5]

History

One Scordisci archaeological site in Cerna dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia.^[6] Archaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.^[6]

See also

• Spačva basin

References

1. "Općinski načelnik – Općina Cerna".
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. "Objavljeni konačni rezultati Popisa 2021". dzs.gov.hr. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
5. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Vukovar-Sirmium". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. Dizdar, Marko (2016). "Late La Tène Settlements in the Vinkovci Region (Eastern Slavonia, Croatia): Centres of Trade and Exchange" (PDF). Boii - Taurisci: Proceedings of the International Seminar, Oberleis-Klement, June 14th-15th, 2012. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press: 31–48. Retrieved 22 January 2019.