Novska

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|40.4|C|F}}, on 4 August 2017.{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}} The coldest temperature was {{convert|-23.4|C|F}}, on 13 January 2003.{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}

Novska has a total population of 13,518 in the following settlements:{{Croatian Census 2011|S|03|2933}}

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• Bair, population 6
• Borovac, population 273
• Brestača, population 913
• Brezovac, population 9
• Bročice, population 964
• Jazavica, population 398
• Kozarice, population 433
• Kričke, population 23
• Lovska, population 9
• Nova Subocka, population 713
• Novi Grabovac, population 14
• Novska, population 7,028
• Paklenica, population 279
• Plesmo, population 87
• Popovac, population 10
• Rađenovci, population 2
• Rajčići, population 4
• Rajić, population 875
• Roždanik, population 262
• Sigetac, population 122
• Stara Subocka, population 502
• Stari Grabovac
• Voćarica, population 199

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In the 2011 census, 91.64% (12,388) of the population were Croats and 4.74% (641) were Serbs.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|03}} In 1991 in the town lived 24,696 inhabitants, Croats 16,556 (67.03%), Serbs 5,402 (21.87%), Yugoslavs 675 (2.73%), others 2,063 (8.35%).{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

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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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/manjinski-izbori-prve-nedjelje-u-svibnju-krecu-i-edukacije-20230313 |title=Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije |date= 13 March 2023 |author= |publisher=T-portal |access-date=10 June 2023}} 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 Novska.{{cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z3_SISACKO_MOSLAVACKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | page=11 | language=hr | format=PDF | access-date=11 June 2023}}

Before 1881, Novska was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Slavonian Military Frontier, Gradiskaner Regiment N°VIII.Map of the Corinphila-Auktionen 2003. Between 1881 and 1918, in the Požega County of the Kingdom.

During the Croatian War of Independence two separate mass murders of Serb civilians took place in the town. On 21 November 1991, four Serbs were tortured and killed. On 18 December 1991, four Serbs were shot with one managing to survive. In the first case, Croatian Army soldier Damir Vida Raguž was found guilty of war crimes in a first-instance verdict and sentenced to 20 years in prison, while the other accused, Željko Škledar was acquitted. The verdict was overturned however and following a re-trial, both were acquitted. In the second case, Željko Belina and Dejan Milić were sentenced by the Zagreb County Court to 10 and 9 years in prison, respectively, following a Supreme Court reversal of an earlier adjudication.{{cite web |title=Novska |url=https://snv.hr/en/zlocini/novska/ |website=snv.hr |publisher=Serb National Council}}{{cite web |title=30 godina od ubojstva Mihajla Šeatovića, supružnika Rašković i Ljubana Vujića |url=https://documenta.hr/novosti/30-godina-od-ubojstva-mihajla-seatovica-supruznika-raskovic-i-ljubana-vujica/ |website=documenta.hr |publisher=Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past |language=Croatian |date=21 November 2021}}

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The Croatian railway lines M103, M104 and M105 are connected with each other at the Novska railway station. All of them and the A3 motorway, which runs passes by south of the town, are part of Pan-European Corridor X.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} Novska is known for its steel elbow {{Clarify|date=September 2016}} factory, Metaflex.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.novska.hr/}}
• [http://www.pou-novska.hr/ Public open university Novska]

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