Vukovar-Syrmia County
| Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovarsko-srijemska županija |
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| County seat | Vukovar | ||
| Government | |||
| • Župan | Božo Galić (HDZ) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,448 km2 (945 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 78-224 m (255-734 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 190,404 | ||
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 32xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | 32 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HR-16 | ||
| Vehicle registration | VU, VU, ŽU | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
Vukovar-Syrmia county (Croatian: Vukovarsko-srijemska županija) is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of Slavonia and western parts of Syrmia regions; but also the lower Sava river basin (Posavina).
County seat is Vukovar, on Danube river; and the biggest town is Vinkovci with 33,328 inhabitants. The whole county has 204,768 inhabitants. Other towns include Ilok, Otok and Županja.
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[edit] Name
In Serbian Cyrillic, the county is known as Вуковарско-сријемска жупанија,[1][2][3] in Hungarian as Vukovár-Szerém megye, in Slovak as Vukovarsko-sriemska župa, and in Bosnian as Vukovarsko-srijemska županija.
[edit] History
The area of Vukovar was inhabited since the Neolithic times. It is an exceptionally abundant archaeological locality, listed among the most important sites of southern Europe. Vukovar was characteristic for its architecture from the 18th century with covered porticos (arcades) and later historicist buildings, until the war in 1991 which resulted in a systematic destruction of the entire town.
[edit] Geography
Vukovar–Syrmia County lies in the far northeastern part of Croatia, in regions of eastern Slavonia and west Syrmia. Total area of the county is 2,488 km2. Two major rivers run through the county, Danube and Sava, and two smaller rivers, Bosut and Vuka. Bosut is tributary of the Sava river, while Vuka is tributary of the Danube. Counties highest point is Čukala, on the Fruška Gora, at 294 meters (965 ft), and its lowest point is on Spačva River at 78 meters (256 ft). Vukovar–Syrmia County has a moderate continental climate, with year average of 11 °C (52 °F). County has an average annual rainfall of 650 mm (26 in) in the east, up to 800 mm (31 in) in western parts (25.6 to 31.5 in).
Vukovar–Syrmia County borders Osijek-Baranja County in the northwest, Brod-Posavina County on the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina across the river Sava in the south, and Serbia in the east. Croatian Government have claims on Island of Šarengrad and Island of Vukovar on the Danube river, which are under Serbian control.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1857 | 86,768 | — |
| 1900 | 125,569 | +44.7% |
| 1931 | 139,340 | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 152,472 | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 193,224 | +26.7% |
| 1971 | 217,115 | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 223,919 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 231,241 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 204,768 | −11.4% |
| 2011 | 180,117 | −12.0% |
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The population of Vukovar–Syrmia County in the 2001 census was 204,768 inhabitants; which make Vukovar–Syrmia County 7th largest county by population in Croatia. Population high was in 1991, when it had 231,241 inhabitants; but due to the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s, population of the county fell by 11% (26,473 people).[4]
According to the 2001 census, Croats with 160,227 people make up 78.27% of the county's population; while the ethnic Serbs are the largest ethnic minority with 31,644 (15.45%). Other ethnic groups are Hungarians 2,047 (1%), Rusyns 1,796 (0.88%), Slovaks 1,338 (0.65%), Bosniaks 1,138 (0.54%).[5] One third of Serbs (10,412) in the county lives in Vukovar, while municipalities of Borovo, Markušica, Negoslavci and Trpinja, have a Serb majority. The largest Hungarian community is in Tordinci (18% of total population in the municipality), for Rusyns is Bogdanovci (23%), and for Bosniaks is Gunja (14%); while 78% of total Slovak population in the county lives in Ilok. On the territory of the County is also active Joint Council of Municipalities.
[edit] Towns and municipalities
Vukovar-Syrmia county has 85 settlements, and it is divided into 5 towns and 26 municipalities.
[edit] County government
Current leadership:
- Župan (prefect): Božo Galić (HDZ)
- Deputy župan: Antun Žagar (HSP)
- Deputy župan: Petar Kulić (DC)
- Deputy župan: Jovan Ajduković (SDSS)
The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, presided by Mato Stojanović (HSLS) and composed as follows:
- Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 14
- HSS-SDP-HNS-SBHS: 12
- Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
- Croatian People's Party (HNS)
- Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party (SBHS)
- Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) 6
- Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 3
- Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 3
- Democratic Centre (DC) 3
Based on election results in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ http://backapalanka.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:---------cycling-danube&catid=61:2009-04-03-11-46-14&Itemid=356
- ^ http://www.sid.rs/index.php?limitstart=36&lang=sr
- ^ http://www.starapazova.eu/en/Informations/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/1306-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%9A%D0%B0-%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5-%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.html
- ^ Basic information about the county (Croatian)
- ^ 12. Stanovništvo prema narodnosti, po gradovima/općinama, popis 2001. (Croatian)
- ^ List of towns and municipalities in the county published by Narodne Novine
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Coordinates: 45°13′43″N 18°55′00″E / 45.22861°N 18.9166667°E
