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Končanica

Končanica (Czech: Končenice)[5] is a settlement and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County of Croatia.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Končanica was part of the Požega County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,805 with 692 living in the town proper.[3] There were 3,516 inhabitants in 2001, of which 95% are Croats. In 2011, the population was 2,360 with 1,110 (47.0%) Czechs, 983 (41.7%) Croats, 180 (7.6%) Serbs and 43 (1.8%) Hungarians (2011 census).[6] As such, it is one of a small number of counties where ethnic Croats do not form a majority or plurality.

The municipality consists of the following settlements:[3]

Končanica: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
1850
2621
3017
3655
4300
4947
5190
5235
5180
5314
5102
4157
3538
3146
2824
2360
1805
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Politics

Official usage of Czech minority language

The Municipality of Končanice has officially introduced Czech language as an equal co-official language alongside Croatian,[7] in accordance with decisions by the Government of the Republic of Croatia.[8]: 2  The municipality's statute guarantees the Czech national minority in Končanice the right to representation in the municipality’s legislative, executive, and administrative bodies.[7] In the settlements of Končanica, Daruvarski Brestovac, Otkopi, and Boriš, full equal use of Czech language is prescribed.[7] In these settlements, bilingual signage for places and traffic signs is ensured, and legal and physical persons operating or registered in these settlements and engaged in public activities are ensured to follow bilingualism.[7] As of 2023, most the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have only been partly carried out. Official buildings do have Czech signage, as do street signs, traffic signs and seals. Czech is used on some official documents but not others. There are no public legal and administrative employees proficient in the language.[8]: 133, 134  Preserving traditional Czech place names and assigning street names to Czech historical figures is legally mandated and carried out.[8]: 135 

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.[9] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs and Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect their own 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Končanica.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  5. ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  6. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "Statut Općine Končanica 2021". Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Izvješće o provođenju Ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u Državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2023. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina". Vlada Republike Hrvatske (in Croatian) (published 2024-11-28). November 2023. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  9. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. ^ "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. 19. Retrieved 10 June 2023.