Petlovac

Petlovac (Hungarian: Baranyaszentistván, German: Sankt Stefan)[3] is a village and municipality in the western part of Baranja, which comprise the northern part of Osijek-Baranja County in Croatia. Petlovac is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[4]

Petlovac
Municipality
Municipality of Petlovac
Općina Petlovac
Petlovac
Location of Petlovac in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°45′31″N 18°31′41″E
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • Municipal mayorMilan Knežević
Area
 • Total93.31 km2 (36.03 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total2,405[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
31321 Petlovac
Area code(s)(+385) 31

Name

Its name derived from the word "petao" (which means "rooster" in English).

Municipality of Petlovac

Population

Population data graph 1857.-2011.[5]

Municipality of Petlovac has 2,405 inhabitants (2011 census), including:

Geography

It is located between border with Hungary in the north-west, Baranja municipalities of Beli Manastir and Jagodnjak in the east and Slavonia region in the south-west.

The municipality of Petlovac include following settlements:

Petlovac (settlement)

History

Till 1991. part of settlement was Zeleno Polje which is now independent settlement.

Population

Population data graph 1857.-2011.[6]

Ethnic composition, 1991. census
Petlovac
1991

total: 1,012

  Croats 843 (83.30%)
  Serbs 51 (5.03%)
  Yugoslavs 37 (3.65%)
  Hungarians 25 (2.47%)
  Slovenes 11 (1.08%)
  Montenegrins 7 (0.69%)
  Germans 5 (0.49%)
  Muslims by nationality 1 (0.09%)
  ethnically undeclared 15 (1.48%)
  unknown 17 (1.67%)

Austria-Hungary 1910. census
Petlovac
Population by ethnicityPopulation by religion

total: 962

  Germans 927 (96.36%)
  Hungarians 28 (2.91%)
  Serbs 4 (0.41%)
  others 3 (0.31%)

total: 962

  Roman Catholics 944 (98.12%)
  jewish 10 (1.03%)
  eastern orthodox 5 (0.51%)
  calvinists 3 (0.31%)
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References
  1. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001., www.dzs.hr
  6. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001., www.dzs.hr

Literature
  • Book: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880–1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
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