Kutjevo

Kutjevo
Town
Kutjevo Abbey
Kutjevo Abbey
Kutjevo is located in Croatia
Kutjevo
Kutjevo
Location of Kutjevo in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′N 17°53′E / 45.42°N 17.88°E / 45.42; 17.88
Country Croatia
RegionPožega Valley, Slavonia
County Požega-Slavonia
Government
 • MayorJosip Budimir (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Town
174.0 km2 (67.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
44.7 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town
4,870
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,941
 • Urban density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Websitekutjevo.hr

Kutjevo is a town in eastern Croatia. It is located in the Slavonia region, northeast of town of Požega.

History

A bottle of Graševina (Welschriesling) white wine from Kutjevo

Kutjevo is known for its wines, and the local agricultural joint stock company Kutjevo d.d.[3][4] is the largest exporter of wines in Croatia.[5] There are numerous winegrowers residing in Kutjevo, like Enjingi and Krauthaker.[6][7][8]

Population

The 2011 census showed there were 6,247 people in the municipality and 2,440 in the town itself, with 95% of the population declaring themselves Croats.[9][10]

Town of Kutjevo: Population trends 1857–2021
population
5065
4965
5085
6005
7158
7812
7583
8150
7464
7869
7941
7817
7420
7366
7472
6247
4870
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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.[11] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority council of the Town of Kutjevo but the elections were not held due to the lack of candidates.[12]

Settlements

The settlements included in the administrative area of Kutjevo include:[10]

Colonist settlement of Poreč was established on the territory of the present-day municipality (then Bektež municipality) during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.[13]

See also

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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Park u Kutjevu - Zaštićena područja - Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim područjem Požeško-slavonske županije". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ^ "Home". kutjevo.com.
  5. ^ Croatian Chamber of Commerce "Zlatna Kuna // Hrvatska gospodarska komora". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  6. ^ "Kutjevački vinari - Udruga vinara i vinogradara - Vinska cesta kutjevačkog vinogorja".
  7. ^ "Kutjevo ugostilo novinarski kotlić" (in Croatian). Croatian Radio. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ http://kutjevo.hr/content/view/25/31/[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Požega-Slavonia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kutjevo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  11. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XI. POŽEŠKO-SLAVONSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
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