Stankovci, Zadar County

{{Infobox settlement

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Stankovci in Croatia

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Croatia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Zadar County

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| area_total_km2 = 68.7

| area_urban_km2 = 11.7

| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 1831

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 634

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| website = {{URL|stankovci.hr}}

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Stankovci is a village and a municipality in the Zadar County in Croatia.

History

The Stankovci settlement was created after the battles between the Venetians and the Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries. After heavy fighting, a new population settled in the affected area under the leadership of the Franciscans, and in 1747 a Catholic parish was established. {{Cite web |title=Općina Stankovci |url=https://stankovci.hr/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Općina Stankovci |language=hr-hr}}

Population

The community center and the largest settlement is Stankovci.

In 2021, the municipality had 1,831 residents in the following 7 settlements:

Banjevci, population 401
Bila Vlaka, population 156
Budak, population 342
Crljenik, population 123
Morpolača, population 50
Stankovci, population 634
Velim, population 125

{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Stankovci |p1857=1353 |p1869=1315 |p1880=1751 |p1890=1861 |p1900=2178 |p1910=2438 |p1921=3169 |p1931=3225 |p1948=3561 |p1953=3746 |p1961=3736 |p1971=3488 |p1981=3131 |p1991=2998 |p2001=2088 |p2011=2003 |p2021=1831}}

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 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 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Stankovci but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures.{{cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z13_ZADARSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | page=17 | language=hr | format=PDF | access-date=13 June 2023}}

References

Category:Municipalities of Croatia

Category:Populated places in Zadar County