Vrbanja, Croatia

Municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia, Croatia

44°59′N 18°56′E / 44.983°N 18.933°E / 44.983; 18.933Country CroatiaCounty Vukovar-SyrmiaGovernment • MayorIvica Sep (HDZ)Area • Municipality191.3 km² (73.9 sq mi) • Urban71.0 km² (27.4 sq mi)Elevation87 m (285 ft)Population • Municipality2,870 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi) • Urban1,583 • Urban density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code32Vehicle registrationŽUWebsiteopcina-vrbanja.hr

Vrbanja (Slovak: Vrbanja, Hungarian: Vérbánya) is a village and a municipality in Croatia.

Etymology

Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows (vrbe).^{[citation needed]}

Population

The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:^[3]

• Soljani, population 1,245
• Strošinci, population 492
• Vrbanja, population 2,203

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

• Vukovar-Syrmia County
• Cvelferija
• Drenovci

References

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