Donja Voća
Municipality in Varaždin County, Croatia
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Donja Voća is a municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County. According to the 2021 census, the municipality has 2,030 inhabitants.[2]
Donja Voća | |
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Municipality | |
 Interactive map of Donja Voća | |
  Donja Voća | |
| Coordinates: 46.30°N 16.11°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Varaždin County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Sanja Kočet (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,030 |
| • Density | 56.4/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 958 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | voca |
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 2,030 in the following settlements:[2]
- Budinščak, population 97
- Donja Voća, population 958
- Fotez Breg, population 60
- Gornja Voća, population 421
- Jelovec Voćanski, population 59
- Plitvica Voćanska, population 61
- Rijeka Voćanska, population 189
- Slivarsko, population 185
Donja Voća: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 2951 | 2989 | 3246 | 3794 | 4065 | 4630 | 5057 | 5183 | 5746 | 5686 | 5132 | 4475 | 3734 | 3091 | 2844 | 2443 | 2030 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Administration
The current municipal mayor of Donja Voća is Sanja Kočet and the Donja Voća Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
| Groups | Councilors per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grouping of electors | 7 / 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDZ | 2 / 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Culture
There are currently 11 associations operating in the Municipality of Donja Voća:[4]
- Mentor Association
- VFD Donja Voća
- FC “Vindija“ Donja Voća
- Association for the preservation of old customs of the Voća region "Stara brv" Gornja Voća
- Sunbeam Association
- Association of Pensioners and Elderly People Voća
- Cultural and artistic society Voća
- "Voćanski pinklec" Association Donja Voća
- Hunting club "Trčka" Donja Voća
- Hunting Association "Srnjak" Gornja Voća
- Association of winegrowers and fruit growers "Barilček" Donja Voća
Education
There are three educational institutions in the municipality:[5]
- A. K. Miošić Elementary School
- Antun Gustav Matoš Regional School
- Student Cooperative "Hižica"
Notable people
- Slavko Stolnik, Croatian painter and sculptor