Vrbanja, Croatia
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vrbanja
| official_name = Municipality of Vrbanja
Općina Vrbanja
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hr
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Vrbanja, Croatia.gif
| image_seal = Coat of arms of Vrbanja municipality.png
| image_map = Vrbanja.png
| pushpin_map = Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County#Croatia#Europe
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Croatia
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|44|59|N|18|56|E|region:HR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Vukovar-Srijem|name=Vukovar-Syrmia}}
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_party = HDZ
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ivica Sep
| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}
| area_total_km2 = 191.3
| area_urban_km2 = 71.0
| elevation_m = 87
| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 2870
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 1583
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 32254
| area_code_type =
| area_code = 32
| registration_plate = ŽU
| website = {{URL|opcina-vrbanja.hr}}
| footnotes =
}}
Vrbanja ({{langx|sk|Vrbanja}}, {{langx|hu|Vérbánya}}) is a village and a municipality in Croatia.
Etymology
Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows ({{lang|hr|vrbe}}).{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Population
The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:{{Croatian Census 2011|S|16|5053}}
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
Image:Vrbanja-School.JPG|School in Vrbanja
Image:Crkva u Vrbanji.JPG|Church today
See also
References
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Category:Municipalities of Croatia
Category:Populated places in Syrmia
Category:Populated places in Vukovar-Srijem County
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