Sirač
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Sirač (Hungarian: Szircs or Szirács; German: Siratsch) is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.
History
It is believed that the settlement of Gornji Borki contains a mass grave from World War II, though no exhumation has been carried out.{{cite web | url=http://www.vecernji.hr/regije/polja-sume-kod-daruvara-takoder-kriju-nevine-zrtve-smaknuca-clanak-252574 | title=Polja i šume kod Daruvara također kriju nevine žrtve smaknuća | date=February 15, 2011 | work=Večernji list | language=Croatian | accessdate=2011-02-15}}
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,796, with 1,152 living in the town proper. In 2011, there were 2,218 inhabitants; 73% Croats, 14% Serbs, and 11% Czechs.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|07}} The following settlements make up the municipality: Barica, Bijela, Donji Borki, Gornji Borki, Kip, Miljanovac, Pakrani, Sirač, Šibovac.
The municipality consists of the following settlements:
- Orovac, population 253
- Severin, population 449
{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Severin |p1857=972 |p1869=1149 |p1880=1137 |p1890=1460 |p1900=1654 |p1910=1889 |p1921=1968 |p1931=2021 |p1948=1812 |p1953=1742 |p1961=1678 |p1971=1483 |p1981=1295 |p1991=1111 |p2001=1038 |p2011=877 |p2021=702}}
Politics
=Minority councils and representatives=
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they advocate 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, Czechs, Germans and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Sirač.{{cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z7_BJELOVARSKO_BILOGORSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | page=22-23 | language=hr | format=PDF | access-date=10 June 2023}}
Notable people
References
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Category:Municipalities of Croatia
Category:Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County
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