Zrinski Topolovac

Zrinski Topolovac
Municipality
Zrinski Topolovac is located in Croatia
Zrinski Topolovac
Zrinski Topolovac
Location within Croatia
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Government
 • MayorJasna Mikles Horvat (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
524
 • Density69.6/sq mi (26.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zrinski Topolovac is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zrinski Topolovac was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Zrinski Topolvac Clergy Shooting

During a New Year's Eve celebration in 1993, 28-year-old Croatian Soldier Vinko Palić shot and killed nine people including an on-duty police officer and critically wounded seven others, before running off to a street and committing suicide.

After the shooting a 15 year long court dispute was filed against the government by the victim's families. By the end of the court hearing, the government was cleared of all liabilty but was forced to pay 639,600 Croatian kuna for unreasonable court delays.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 747 with 524 living in the town proper.[2] In 2011 there were 890 inhabitants, of whom 99.89% were ethnic Croats.[4]

The municipality consists of the following settlements:[2]

Zrinski Topolovac: Population trends 1857–2021
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Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mladić ubio devetoro na proslavi nove godine".
  4. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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