Čepin

Čepin (Hungarian: Csepin; German: Tschepin) is a village and a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. It is located in northeast Slavonia, 10 kilometers southwest from Osijek.

Čepin
Municipality
Općina Čepin
Municipality of Čepin
Church of Holy Trinity
Čepin
Location of Čepin in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°31′25″N 18°33′48″E
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • Municipal mayorDražen Tonkovac (HSS)
Area
 • Total106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total11,599
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Settlement
9,500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31431 Čepin
Area code(s)031
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.cepin.hr

Čepin, with its 11,599 inhabitants at the 2011 census, is now included in Osijek built-up area. The majority of the population are Croats at 93.8%.[2] Other minorities include Serbs and Hungarians.

There is also an airport, used exclusively for sport and private flying purposes (Sport Airport Čepin).

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Čepin was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Municipality of Čepin had 11,599 inhabitants, making it the third largest municipality in Croatia and largest in Slavonia by population.[3] The village of Čepin itself, with 9,500 inhabitants, is the largest settlement in Croatia which doesn't have a town status (excluding Sesvete), hence sometimes being called the "biggest village in Croatia".[4]

In 2011, the following villages comprised the Čepin municipality:

  • Beketinci - 613
  • Čepin - 9,500
  • Čepinski Martinci - 663
  • Čokadinci - 173
  • Livana - 650

The village of Ovčara, which had a population of 1,066 in the 2001 census, was abolished and merged with the settlement of Čepin in 2005.

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Čepin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "Stanovništvo u najvećim gradovima i općinama" [Population in biggest cities and municipalities]. Državni zavod za statisku (in Croatian). 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Lokalna Hrvatska - Čepin". Lokalna Hrvatska. Retrieved 27 December 2019.


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