Pakrac
Pakrac | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Požega-Slavonia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Davor Huška (HDZ) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • City | 8,460 |
| • Urban | 4,842 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
Pakrac is a town in western Slavonia, Croatia, population 4,842, total municipality population 8,460 (census 2011).[1] Pakrac is located on the road and railroad connecting the regions of Posavina and Podravina.
Name
In Croatian the town is known as Pakrac, in Serbian Cyrillic: Пакрац, in German as Pakratz, in Hungarian as Pakrác, and in Turkish as Pakraç.
Features
Its location and esp. its closeness to the Lipik spa render the town an important place in tourism, especially transit. Important sacral buildings from the 18th century are located in the historic core of the town, as well as the palace of Baron Trenk and the remains of one of the first Croatian mints, the so-called Spahija's Cellar.
The Pakra river and the nearby mountains Psunj and Ravna Gora are recreational grounds in the immediate vicinity of the town. The top of Brezovo Polje (984 m) on Psunj Mountain is the highest peak of Požeško Gorje and Slavonia on the whole.
Demographics
In the census of 1991, the municipality of Pakrac encompassed a different, larger area and its population was as follows:[citation needed]
| total | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,589 | 12,813 (46.44%) | 9,896 (35.86%) | 1,346 (4.87%) | 3,534 (12.80%) |
Settlements
The municipality consists of 42 settlements:[1]
- Badljevina, population 733
- Batinjani, population 38
- Bjelajci, population 0
- Branešci, population 48
- Brusnik, population 19
- Bučje, population 17
- Cicvare, population 0
- Cikote, population 7
- Dereza, population 13
- Donja Obrijež, population 235
- Donja Šumetlica, population 6
- Donji Grahovljani, population 33
- Dragović, population 64
- Glavica, population 12
- Gornja Obrijež, population 81
- Gornja Šumetlica, population 65
- Gornji Grahovljani, population 8
- Jakovci, population 0
- Kapetanovo Polje, population 35
- Koturić, population 11
- Kraguj, population 77
- Kričke, population 19
- Kusonje, population 308
- Lipovac, population 0
- Mali Banovac, population 13
- Mali Budići, population 2
- Novi Majur, population 104
- Omanovac, population 147
- Ožegovci, population 34
- Pakrac, population 4,842
- Ploštine, population 108
- Popovci, population 10
- Prekopakra, population 1,066
- Prgomelje, population 1
- Rogulje, population 3
- Srednji Grahovljani, population 0
- Stari Majur, population 24
- Španovica, population 23
- Tisovac, population 4
- Toranj, population 75
- Veliki Banovac, population 171
- Veliki Budići, population 4
Notable people from Pakrac
- Zlatko Aleksovski, Bosnian-Croat prison commander and convicted war criminal
- Smilja Avramov, Serbian international law expert
- Zoran Erceg, Serbian basketball player
- Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia
- Žarko Potočnjak, Croatian theatre, television and film actor.
- Sven Lasta, Croatian television and film actor.
References
- ^ a b c "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011:". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
