Sunja, Sisak-Moslavina County

Sunja is a municipality in Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County.

Sunja
Sunja Railway station
Sunja Location of Sunja in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′N 16°34′E
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia (Banovina)
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Area [1]
• Total	288.40 km^2 (111.35 sq mi)

House Destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence

Sunja Croatia 1995. Released in Public Domain thanks to Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso's "Cercavamo la pace" crowd-sourcing project

Population

The municipality has a total population of 5,748 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[2]

• Bestrma, population 86
• Bistrač, population 40
• Blinjska Greda, population 35
• Bobovac, population 330
• Brđani Cesta, population 135
• Brđani Kosa, population 103
• Crkveni Bok, population 117
• Čapljani, population 37
• Četvrtkovac, population 232
• Donja Letina, population 30
• Donji Hrastovac, population 217
• Drljača, population 277
• Gornja Letina, population 71
• Gradusa Posavska, population 89
• Greda Sunjska, population 366
• Ivanjski Bok, population 35
• Jasenovčani, population 41
• Kinjačka, population 213
• Kladari, population 7
• Kostreši Šaški, population 71
• Krivaj Sunjski, population 120
• Mala Gradusa, population 20
• Mala Paukova, population 39
• Novoselci, population 38
• Papići, population 56
• Petrinjci, population 183
• Pobrđani, population 22
• Radonja Luka, population 31
• Selišće Sunjsko, population 37
• Sjeverovac, population 33
• Slovinci, population 152
• Staza, population 220
• Strmen, population 135
• Sunja, population 1,412
• Šaš, population 307
• Timarci, population 119
• Vedro Polje, population 119
• Velika Gradusa, population 87
• Vukoševac, population 21
• Žreme, population 65

In the 2011 census, there were 4,264 (74.18%) Croats and 1,280 (22.27%) Serbs.[3]

History

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

References

1. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sunja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
3. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Sisak-Moslavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.