Bizovac

Municipality in Osijek-Baranja, Croatia

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45°35′N 18°28′E / 45.59°N 18.46°E / 45.59; 18.46Country

CroatiaCounty

Osijek-BaranjaGovernment

• Municipal MayorSrećko VukovićArea

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• Municipality98.1 km² (37.9 sq mi) • Urban

21.2 km² (8.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Municipality3,733 • Density38/km² (99/sq mi) • Urban

1,713 • Urban density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)Websiteopcina-bizovac.hr

Bizovac is a village and a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia.

Population

At the 2011 census, there were a total of 4,507 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements:^[3]

Bizovac, population 2,043
Brođanci, population 547
Cerovac, population 24
Cret Bizovački, population 604
Habjanovci, population 460
Novaki Bizovački, population 203
Samatovci, population 613
Selci, population 13

97.76% of the population was Croat, as per the 2011 census.^[4]

Colonist settlements of Grabik and Novaki Bizovački were established on the territory of the municipality of the village during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.^[5]

Attractions

Bizovac has a hotel and spa complex, with underground heated water originating from the remains of Pannonian Sea that covered the region. Bizovac also has one of the rarest and most beautiful Croatian folkloric costumes, and some of the finest cakes and cuisine.^[6]

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bizovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Bizovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ Šimončić-Bobetko, Zdenka (1990). "Kolonizacija u Hrvatskoj 1919.—1941. godine" [Colonization in Croatia Between 1919 and 1941]. Povijesni prilozi (in Croatian). 9 (9). Zagreb: Hrvatski institut za povijest: 160–162. ISSN 0351-9767.
^ "Home". bizovacke-toplice.hr.