Vojnić

Municipality in Central and Eastern Croatia, Croatia

Vojnić Војнић (Serbian)^[1]
Municipality
Općina Vojnić Општина Војнић Municipality of Vojnić

Coat of arms
Location of Vojnić in Croatia
45°25′N 15°50′E / 45.417°N 15.833°E / 45.417; 15.833
Country	Croatia
Region	Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia
County	Karlovac County
Municipality	Vojnić
Government
• Mayor	Nebojša Andrić
Area ^[2]
• Municipality	238.9 km² (92.2 sq mi)
• Urban	3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Municipality	3,602
• Density	15/km² (39/sq mi)
• Urban	1,099
• Urban density	310/km² (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	047
Website	vojnic.hr

Vojnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војнић)^[1] is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 4,764 inhabitants, 45% of whom are Serbs and 37% of whom are Croats.^[4] The municipality is part of Kordun. Vojnić is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.^[5]

Languages and names

On the territory of Vojnić municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.^[6]

Demographics

In 1991 the municipality of Vojnić had a population of 8,236. 7,366 (89.43%) were Serbs, 436 (5.29%) were Muslims, 116 (1.40%) were Croats and 318 (3.86%) were others.^[7]

According to the 2011 census,^[8] the municipality consists of 46 settlements:

Brdo Utinjsko, population 73
Bukovica Utinjska, population 80
Donja Brusovača, population 122
Dunjak, population 39
Džaperovac, population 12
Gačeša Selo, population 46
Gejkovac, population 183
Gornja Brusovača, population 33
Jagrovac, population 44
Johovo, population 36
Jurga, population 89
Kartalije, population 43
Kestenovac, population 10
Klokoč, population 64
Klupica, population 11
Ključar, population 86
Knežević Kosa, population 119
Kokirevo, population 43
Kolarić, population 195
Krivaja Vojnićka, population 21
Krstinja, population 82
Kupljensko, population 317
Kusaja, population 45
Lipovac Krstinjski, population 7
Lisine, population 11
Loskunja, population 58
Malešević Selo, population 44
Mandić Selo, population 65
Međeđak Utinjski, population 62
Miholjsko, population 123
Mracelj, population 116
Mračaj Krstinjski, population 7
Petrova Poljana, population 17
Podsedlo, population 76
Prisjeka, population 24
Radmanovac, population 33
Radonja, population 103
Rajić Brdo, population 26
Selakova Poljana, population 0
Svinica Krstinjska, population 253
Široka Rijeka, population 161
Štakorovica, population 23
Utinja Vrelo, population 18
Vojišnica, population 404
Vojnić, population 1 221
Živković Kosa, population 119

History

Until 1918, Vojnić (named VOINIC in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier.^[9] It was administered by the SZLUINER Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment N°IV before 1881. Vojnić became a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County in the Kingdom.

Culture

Local branch of SKD Prosvjeta Vojnić with a very active folk dance section^[10]

Sights and events

Monument to the uprising of the people of Kordun and Banija
Zelena noć Petrove gore - one-day folklore event hosted by the local football club, Petrova Gora, and the local branch of SKD Prosvjeta Vojnić. The event brings together amateur groups nurturing traditional folk dancing and singing from different parts of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[11]

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
^ 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 Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
^ Popis stanovništva 1991. Narodnosni sastav stanovništva Hrvatske po naseljima, Republički zavod za statistiku R Hrvatske, dokumentacija 881, Zagreb, 1992.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vojnić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
^ "SKD "Prosvjeta" Vojnić - nastup u Topuskom". Topnet Topusko TV (in Croatian). 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Zelena noć Petrove gore "Veče pjesme i igara" Vojnić 2014". Petrova Gora (in Croatian). 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 1 September 2018.