Severin, Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Severin
Municipality
Severin
Coordinates: 45°50′12.84″N 16°57′33.12″E
Country	Croatia
County	Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Area [1]
• Municipality	10.0 sq mi (25.9 km^2)
• Urban	4.8 sq mi (12.4 km^2)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	702
• Density	70/sq mi (27/km^2)
• Urban	449
• Urban density	94/sq mi (36/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code[3]	43274
Area code	+385 43
Website	severin.hr

Severin is a settlement and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Severin was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 702 with 449 living in the town proper.^[2] In 2011 there were a total of 877 inhabitants, of which 87% are Croats.^[4] The village of Severin has 536 inhabitants, and the village of Orovac has 341.^[5]

The municipality consists of the following settlements:^[2]

• Orovac, population 253
• Severin, population 449

Severin: Population trends 1857–2021

v

population	972	1149	1137	1460	1654	1889	1968	2021	1812	1742	1678	1483	1295	1111	1038	877	702
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

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.^[6] 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 Severin but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.^[7]

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. List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Severin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Croatian)