Grubišno Polje

Grubišno Polje (Czech: Hrubečné Pole) is a town in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Grubišno Polje
Town
Church of Saint Joseph in the town center
Church of Saint Joseph in the town center
Grubišno Polje is located in Croatia
Grubišno Polje
Grubišno Polje
Location of Grubišno Polje in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°42′08″N 17°10′20″E
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora
Government
  MayorZlatko Mađeruh (HDZ)
Area
  Town269 km2 (104 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
  Town5,367
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
  Urban
2,588
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitegrubisno-polje.hr

Demographics

In the 1991 census, the settlement had equal numbers of Serbs and Croatians, but during the Croatian War of Independence the Croatian Serbs were ethnically cleansed, and only part of them returned later in the 1990s.

In the 2001 census, the municipality had 7,523 inhabitants, with the following ethnic makeup:[2]

Town of Grubišno Polje: Population trends 1857–2021
population
6930
8119
9069
12664
14785
15809
15532
16101
13037
13792
13370
11772
10506
9716
7523
6478
5389
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Grubišno Polje was a district capital in the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Sights

Bara excursion site

The town has a memorial to its deceased from the Croatian War of Independence.[3]

Settlements

The administrativne area of the Town consists of 24 settlements (as of 2011), namely:[4]

References


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