Majur, Sisak-Moslavina County

Majur
Municipality
Općina Majur Municipality of Majur
Majur Location of Majur in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°15′0″N 16°31′48″E
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Municipality	Majur
Area [1]
• Municipality	67.4 km^2 (26.0 sq mi)
• Urban	4.8 km^2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	760
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
• Urban	272
• Urban density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	(+385) 044
Website	opcina-majur.hr

Image of Majur municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County

Majur is a settlement and a municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 1,185, 70.04% of whom are Croats (2011 census) and 27.26% are ethnic Serbs.[3]

By census 1991 Serbs were a majority 1,381 (54.05%), followed by Croats 1,036 (40.54%), Yugoslavs 72 (2.81%) and others 66 (2.58%).^[citation needed] Majur is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[4]

History

Demographics

Settlements

The municipality consists of 11 settlements:[5]

• Gornja Meminska, population 17
• Gornji Hrastovac, population 209
• Graboštani, population 134
• Kostrići, population 3
• Majur, population 324
• Malo Krčevo, population 19
• Mračaj, population 42
• Srednja Meminska, population 58
• Stubalj, population 186
• Svinica, population 114
• Veliko Krčevo, population 79

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[6] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Majur.[7]

Sights

Notable natives and residents

• Grigorije Živković, born in Meminska

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
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.
4. Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Majur". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 23. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

45°15′0″N 16°31′48″E