Vrbanja, Croatia

Vrbanja (Slovak: Vrbanja, Hungarian: Vérbánya) is a village and a municipality in Croatia.

Vrbanja
Municipality
Municipality of Vrbanja Općina Vrbanja
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Coordinates: 44°59′N 18°56′E
Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
• Mayor	Ivica Sep (HDZ)
Area [1]
• Municipality	191.3 km2 (73.9 sq mi)
• Urban	71.0 km2 (27.4 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	2,870
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
• Urban	1,583
• Urban density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32254
Area code	32
Vehicle registration	ŽU
Website	opcina-vrbanja.hr

Etymology

Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows (vrbe).^{[citation needed]}

Population

The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:^[3]

• Soljani, population 1,245
• Strošinci, population 492
• Vrbanja, population 2,203

By ethnicity, 96.48% are Croats, while the largest minority consists of Slovaks (1.38%), per census 2001. With pronounced issue of population decline in eastern Croatia caused by population ageing, effects of the Croatian War of Independence and emigration after the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the population of the municipality dropped to 2,870 residents at the time of 2021 census.

Notable people

Elizabeta Burg, Croatian Beauty Pageant and Miss Universe Top 16 finalist

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  School in Vrbanja
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  Church today

See also

• Vukovar-Syrmia County
• Cvelferija
• Drenovci