Sirač

Sirač (Hungarian: Szircs or Szirács; German: Siratsch) is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Sirač
Sirač
Municipality
Ruins in Sirač
Ruins in Sirač
Map
Interactive map of Sirač
Sirač is located in Croatia
Sirač
Sirač
Location within Croatia
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Government
 • MayorIgor Supan (HSS)
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
1,152
 • Density107/sq mi (41.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sirač (Hungarian: Szircs or Szirács; German: Siratsch) is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

History

It is believed that the settlement of Gornji Borki contains a mass grave from World War II, though no exhumation has been carried out.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,796, with 1,152 living in the town proper.[2] In 2011, there were 2,218 inhabitants; 73% Croats, 14% Serbs, and 11% Czechs.[5] The following settlements make up the municipality: Barica, Bijela, Donji Borki, Gornji Borki, Kip, Miljanovac, Pakrani, Sirač, Šibovac.

The municipality consists of the following settlements:[2]

  • Orovac, population 253
  • Severin, population 449
Severin: Population trends 1857–2021
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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 advocate 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, Czechs, Germans and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Sirač.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Polja i šume kod Daruvara također kriju nevine žrtve smaknuća". Večernji list (in Croatian). February 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  5. ^ "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.
  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. 22-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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