Dežanovac (Czech: Dežanovec, German: Deschanowatz, Hungarian: Szentlélek) is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Dežanovac
Municipality
The church of Saint Bartolomew in Dezanovac
The church of Saint Bartolomew in Dezanovac
Dežanovac is located in Croatia
Dežanovac
Dežanovac
Coordinates: 45°34′N 17°05′E / 45.567°N 17.083°E / 45.567; 17.083
CountryCroatia
CountyBjelovar-Bilogora County
Area
 • Municipality
102.7 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
1,978
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Urban
608
 • Urban density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitedezanovac.hr

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,978 with 608 living in the town proper.[2] There were 2,715 inhabitants (2011).[3] 58.9% of the population were Croats and 23.1% Czechs.[3]

Politics

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Minority councils and representatives

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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, Hungarians and Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Dežanovac.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 11-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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