Vrbanja, Croatia
Vrbanja (Slovak: Vrbanja, Hungarian: Vérbánya) is a village and a municipality in Croatia.
Etymology
Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows (vrbe).
Population
The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:
By ethnicity, 96.48% are Croats, while the largest minority consists of Slovaks (1.38%), per census 2001. With pronounced issue of population decline in eastern Croatia caused by population ageing, effects of the Croatian War of Independence and emigration after the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the population of the municipality dropped to 2,870 residents at the time of 2021 census.
Notable people
Elizabeta Burg, Croatian Beauty Pageant and Miss Universe Top 16 finalist
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School in Vrbanja
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Church today
See also
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrbanja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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