Čepin
Čepin | |
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Općina Čepin Municipality of Čepin | |
Čepin Location of Čepin in Croatia | |
Coordinates: 45°31′25″N 18°33′48″E / 45.52361°N 18.56333°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Osijek-Baranja |
Government | |
• Municipal mayor | Dražen Tonkovac (HSS) |
Area | |
• Total | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,599 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Settlement | 9,500 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 31431 Čepin |
Area code(s) | 031 |
Vehicle registration | OS |
Website | www |
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, 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:
- - 613
- Čepin - 9,500
- - 663
- - 173
- - 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[]
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Čepin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stanovništvo u najvećim gradovima i općinama" [Population in biggest cities and municipalities]. Državni zavod za statisku (in Croatian). 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Lokalna Hrvatska - Čepin". Lokalna Hrvatska. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
External links[]
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Community website (in Croatian)
- municipality information
Coordinates: 45°31′N 18°34′E / 45.517°N 18.567°E
- Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County
- Municipalities of Croatia
- Slavonia