Čađavica, Croatia

Čađavica is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. It has a population of 2,009 (2011 census), of which 90% are Croats.[3] It is situated 14 kilometers NE of Slatina. Until 1920 it was an integral part of Hungary.

Čađavica
Čađavica is located in Croatia
Čađavica
Čađavica
Coordinates: 45°44′33″N 17°51′18″E
Country Croatia
CountyVirovitica-Podravina
Area
[1]
 • Total91.1 km2 (35.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,555
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteopcina-cadjavica.hr

The mother, Paula Mazaly, of the Hungarian Nobel-prize winner Georg von Békésy was born here. Navigable part of Drava river starts in the vicinity of Čađavica.

Politics

Minority councils

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 Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Čađavica.[5]

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". 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. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 10 June 2023.


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