Velika, Croatia

Velika, Croatia
Municipality
Location of Velika in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.45°N 17.665°E / 45.45; 17.665
Country	Croatia
Region	Požega Valley
County	Požega-Slavonia
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,607
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)

Velika (Hungarian: Velike) is a village and a municipality in the Požega Valley in Slavonia.

Geography

It is located on the southern slopes of Papuk Mountain 12 km north of Požega, in the Požega-Slavonia County, with the elevation of 278 m.

Velika is located on the Požega - Slatina county road and Velika - Požega - Pleternica railway.

Economy

Chief occupations include farming, viticulture and tourism (recreational centre).

Demographics

There are a total of 5,607 people in the municipality, in the following settlements:

• Antunovac, population 158
• Biškupci, population 354
• Bratuljevci, population 25
• Doljanci, population 84
• Draga, population 275
• Gornji Vrhovci, population 10
• Kantrovci, population 34
• Klisa, population 0
• Lučinci, population 53
• Markovac, population 1
• Milanovac, population 45
• Milivojevci, population 17
• Nježić, population 1
• Oljasi, population 63
• Ozdakovci, population 5
• Poljanska, population 96
• Potočani, population 182
• Radovanci, population 483
• Smoljanovci, population 3
• Stražeman, population 231
• Toranj, population 173
• Trenkovo, population 799
• Trnovac, population 398
• Velika, population 2,117

94% of the population are Croats. There are only 3 Serbian households and few people of Czech, Hungarian, German and Slovenian descent.

History

It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1532 and 1687 and again between 1690 and 1691 as part of Sanjak of Pojega before Austrian conquest.