Vrbje

Vrbje
Vrbje
	Vrbje
	Coordinates: 45°11′N 17°25′E / 45.183°N 17.417°E
Country	Croatia
County	Brod-Posavina
Area
• Total	79.3 km2 (30.6 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,691
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	vrbje.hr

Vrbje is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.

History

The village of Vrbje was first mentioned in 1720.^[4] The local Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph was mentioned in 1758 at the time when it was still a wooden construction.^[4] A new baroque style church was erected in period between 1773 and 1789 and its most recent reconstruction took place in 1985 during the time of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.^[4]

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,691 residents in the following 7 settlements:^[2]

Bodovaljci, population 410
Dolina, population 174
Mačkovac, population 205
Savski Bok, population 39
Sičice, population 338
Visoka Greda, population 167
Vrbje, population 358

Vrbje: Population trends 1857–2021

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population	2958	2992	2675	3089	3231	3957	3814	4065	4315	4341	4253	3920	3471	3210	2906	2215	1691
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 2011, 99% of the population were Croats.^[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.
^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
^ ^a ^b ^c Škiljan, Filip (2010). Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća [Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-07-1.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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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] List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.

[Kulturno_–_historijski_spomenici_zapadne_Slavonije-4] Škiljan, Filip (2010). Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća [Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-07-1.

[5] "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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v t e Subdivisions of Brod-Posavina County
Cities and towns	Nova Gradiška Slavonski Brod (seat)	Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County
Municipalities	Bebrina Brodski Stupnik Bukovlje Cernik Davor Donji Andrijevci Dragalić Garčin Gornja Vrba Gornji Bogićevci Gundinci Klakar Nova Kapela Okučani Oprisavci Oriovac Podcrkavlje Rešetari Sibinj Sikirevci Slavonski Šamac Stara Gradiška Staro Petrovo Selo Velika Kopanica Vrbje Vrpolje	Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County