Jakšić,_Croatia

Jakšić, Croatia

Jakšić, Croatia

Municipality in Croatia

Jakšić is a town and a municipality in Slavonia, Croatia.

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It is located in the middle of a valley called Vallis Aurea known for its natural wealth.

Population

The total population of the municipality was 4,058 in 2011, in the following settlements:[3]

  • Bertelovci, population 151
  • Cerovac, population 228
  • Eminovci, population 640
  • Granje, population 91
  • Jakšić, population 1,877
  • Radnovac, population 203
  • Rajsavac, population 313
  • Svetinja, population 67
  • Tekić, population 231
  • Treštanovci, population 257

In the same census, 93.5% were Croats.[4]

Culture

In late November 2022 the village attracted regional media attention when local resident was reported to police by his neighbour and with the Croatian Police subsequently submitting an indictment proposal for "insulting the moral feelings of citizens" for rising of the flag of Yugoslavia on the private home on the anniversary of the former Yugoslav Republic Day.[5][6][7][8][9] Some lawyers criticized the decision of the Police arguing that the Yugoslav flag as such is not a forbidden symbol while the legal provision for "insulting the moral feelings of citizens" was from a dated 1977 law prescribing 50-200 Deutsche Mark fine.[10]

Politics

Minority councils

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.[11] 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 Jakšić with 9 candidates being elected in the end.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Jakšić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Požega-Slavonia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. [5]
    n.a. (30 November 2022). "Prekršajna prijava zbog isticanja zastave SFRJ u Hrvatskoj". Politika. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    n.a. (30 November 2022). "Na svojoj kući izvjesio zastavu Jugoslavije, susjedi zvali policiju". N1 (TV channel). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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    n.a. (30 November 2022). "Na kući u Hrvatskoj istakao zastavu Jugoslavije, prijava zbog "vređanja moralnih osećanja građana"". Radio Television of Serbia. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. [8]
    n.a. (30 November 2022). "Na kuću istaknuo zastavu Jugoslavije, policija podnijela optužni prijedlog: "Vrijeđao je moralne osjećaje građana"". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. [9]
    n.a. (30 November 2022). "Na kući u Hrvatskoj okačio zastavu Jugoslavije, komšije zvale policiju". Dan. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. [10]
    G. Borković (30 November 2022). "Da li je jugoslavenska zastava zabranjena u Hrvatskoj?". Novosti (Croatia). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XI. POŽEŠKO-SLAVONSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

45.36°N 17.76°E / 45.36; 17.76

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