Berek, Croatia

Berek
Berek
Municipality
	Berek
	Coordinates: 45°44′N 16°50′E / 45.733°N 16.833°E
Country	Croatia
County	Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Area
• Municipality	42.9 sq mi (111.0 km2)
• Urban	4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
Population (2021)
• Municipality	1,106
• Density	26/sq mi (10.0/km2)
• Urban	395
• Urban density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	berek.hr

Berek is a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

History

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

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,106 with 395 living in the town proper.^[2] There were 1,443 inhabitants in 2011,^[3] of which 90% Croats.

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.^[4] 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 Berek but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.^[5]

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ ^a ^b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Berek". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 11-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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[1] Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.

[Census_2021-2] "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 Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Berek". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

[T-Portal-4] "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

[BBŽ-Manjine-2023-5] "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 11-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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v t e Subdivisions of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Cities and towns	Bjelovar (seat) Čazma Daruvar Garešnica Grubišno Polje	Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Municipalities	Berek Dežanovac Đulovac Hercegovac Ivanska Kapela Končanica Nova Rača Rovišće Severin Sirač Šandrovac Štefanje Velika Pisanica Velika Trnovitica Veliki Grđevac Veliko Trojstvo Zrinski Topolovac	Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Bilogora County