Babina Greda
Municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia, Croatia
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Babina Greda (Croatian pronunciation: [bâbina ɡrěːda] Hungarian: Babagerenda) is the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in Vukovar-Srijem County in eastern Croatia.
Babina Greda | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Babina Greda Općina Babina Greda | |
St. Lawrence church in Babina Greda | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Babina Greda | |
  Babina Greda Location within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 18°32′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Josip Krnić |
| Area | |
| 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 2,762 | |
| • Density | 34.7/km2 (90.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,762 |
| • Urban density | 34.7/km2 (90.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 32270 Županja |
| Area code | 32 |
| Website | babinagreda |
Demographics
The 2011 census listed 3,572 inhabitants in Babina Greda.[4] With pronounced issue of population decline in eastern Croatia caused by population ageing, effects of the Croatian War of Independence and post 2013 enlargement of the European Union emigration, the population of the municipality at the time of 2021 census dropped to 2,762.
Babina Greda: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 3943 | 4221 | 4009 | 4016 | 3918 | 3973 | 3575 | 3641 | 4061 | 4611 | 4872 | 4620 | 4159 | 4205 | 4262 | 3572 | 2762 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable individuals
- Franjo Babić (1908–1945) – writer and journalist
- Mijat Stojanović (1818–1881) – ethnographer, educator, and folk writer
