Hercegovac, Croatia
Municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia
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Hercegovac (Czech: Hercegovec, German: Herzogsturn, Hungarian: Szentkirály), is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. In 2001 there were 2,791 inhabitants, of which 87% were Croats.[3]
Hercegovac | |
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Municipality | |
 Interactive map of Hercegovac | |
  Hercegovac Location within Croatia | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boro Bašljan (HSS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 19.5 sq mi (50.6 km2) |
| • Urban | 6.1 sq mi (15.9 km2) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,910 |
| • Density | 97.8/sq mi (37.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 857 |
| • Urban density | 140/sq mi (53.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | opcinahercegovac |
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 1,910 residents in the following settlements:[2]
- Hercegovac, population 857
- Ilovski Klokočevac, population 126
- Ladislav, population 289
- Palešnik, population 391
- Velika Trnava, population 247
| population | 3054 | 2974 | 2772 | 3686 | 3795 | 3892 | 3945 | 4013 | 3838 | 3842 | 3790 | 3498 | 3186 | 3143 | 2791 | 2383 | 1910 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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.[4] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Hercegovac but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.[5]
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Hercegovac was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
