Širine

Širine (Hungarian: Braidaföld) is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Petlovac municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 58 people.[1]

Širine
Village
Širine
Coordinates: 45°46′07″N 18°33′38″E
Country Croatia
RegionBaranya
County Osijek-Baranja
MunicipalityPetlovac
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total58
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31300 Beli Manastir
Area code(s)(+385) 31

History

Širine has existed as part of the settlement from 1869. It was formally established as an independent settlement in 1991, when it was separated from the territory of Šumarina.

Population

Population data graph 1857.-2011.[2]

Ethnic composition, 1991. census
Širine
1991

total: 170

  Croats 70 (41.17%)
  Yugoslavs 25 (14.70%)
  Hungarians 20 (11.76%)
  Serbs 18 (10.58%)
  Germans 14 (8.23%)
  Slovenes 12 (7.05%)
  Montenegrins 4 (2.35%)
  Albanians 1 (0.58%)
  Turks 1 (0.58%)
  ethnically undeclared 3 (1.76%)
  regionaly declared 2 (1.17%)

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Širine". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001., www.dzs.hr

Literature
  • Book: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880–1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

See also
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