Donji Miholjac
Town
Grad Donji Miholjac
Town of Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac is located in Osijek-Baranja County
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac
Location of Donji Miholjac in Osijek-Baranja County
Donji Miholjac is located in Croatia
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac (Croatia)
Donji Miholjac is located in Europe
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°45′40″N 18°09′54″E / 45.761°N 18.165°E / 45.761; 18.165
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • MayorGoran Aladić (Ind.)
Area
[1]
 • Town134.6 km2 (52.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town8,031
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,330
 • Urban density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Websitedonjimiholjac.hr

Donji Miholjac (Hungarian: Alsómiholjác, German: Unter-Miholtz, Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Михољац) is a town in the Slavonia region of Croatia, on the river Drava and the border with Hungary.

Population

In the 2011 census, there were 9,491 inhabitants in the area, 95% of them Croats.[3]

Town of Donji Miholjac: Population trends 1857–2021
population
6136
6499
6101
7060
7821
8843
8769
8973
9660
10077
10225
9700
10003
10650
10265
9491
8031
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Settlements

There are seven settlements in the municipality:[4]

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority councils of the Town of Donji Miholjac but the elections were not held due to the lack of candidates.[6]

History

World War II memorial

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Donji Miholjac was a district capital in the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Its name comes from Saint Michael. During the time of Ancient Rome, it was called Mariniana.[7] There are several suggested etymology for the name "Mariniana". One is that it comes from the Roman personal name "Marinus". The other is that it comes from the Indo-European roots *mory and *h1ny, so that it means "marshy valley". If so, the same root is seen in the names "Mursa" and "Marsonia".[8]

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, 2021 Census". 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 Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Donji Miholjac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIV. OSJEČKO-BARANJSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "The history of Donji Miholjac on its official site (Croatian)".
  8. ↑ "Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum".
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