Otok (Hungarian: Atak) is a town in eastern Croatia, located 20 km south of Vinkovci, in eastern Slavonia. The settlement gained the status of town by the decision of the Parliament of Croatia on July 13, 2006.[3] At the time, nearby Privlaka was a part of the municipality, but was subsequently declared a municipality in its own right. The population of the town of Otok is 6,343 (census 2011), with 4,694 residents in Otok itself and 1,649 in the nearby village of Komletinci.[4] In the census of 2011, 99.31% of the population declared themselves Croats.[5]
Otok | |
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| Grad Otok Town of Otok | |
.jpg) Otok town center | |
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  Otok Location of Otok in Croatia  Otok Otok (Croatia)  Otok Otok (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°8′48.12″N 18°53′2.04″E / 45.1467000°N 18.8839000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Slavonia (Syrmia, Spačva basin) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Slavko Grgić (DP) |
| Area | |
| 136.5 km2 (52.7 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 74.1 km2 (28.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 4,899 | |
| • Density | 35.89/km2 (92.95/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,571 |
| • Urban density | 48.2/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32252 |
| Area code | 32 |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
| Website | otok |
| population | 4745 | 5149 | 5777 | 5491 | 5500 | 5590 | 5034 | 5301 | 6036 | 6600 | 7394 | 7896 | 7721 | 7924 | 7755 | 6343 | 4899 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
History
editFollowing Ottoman retreat from the region, the Lordship of Vukovar was established, and the village became part of its domain.[6]
Otok (settlement)
edit| population | 2952 | 3250 | 3637 | 3475 | 3555 | 3568 | 3184 | 3295 | 3868 | 4193 | 4838 | 5519 | 5707 | 5889 | 5858 | 4694 | 3571 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
1991 census
edit1910 census
editAccording to the 1910 census, settlement of Otok had 3,568 inhabitants which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
| Otok[7] | |
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| Population by language | Population by religion |
total: 3,568
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References
edit- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ↑ "Proslavljen Dan Grada Otoka". Vukovar-Syrmia County. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Otok". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Vukovar-Sirmium". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ Mažuran, Ive (1993). "Vlastelinstvo Vukovar". In Vladimir Stipetić (ed.). Stanovništvo i vlastelinstva u Slavoniji 1736. godine i njihova ekonomska podloga (in Croatian). Osijek, Croatia: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: Institute for Scientific Work Osijek. pp. 169–253. ISBN 953-154-000-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - 1 2 Book: "Ethnic and religious composition of population of Croatia, 1880-1991: by settlements", author: Jakov Gelo, publisher: Zagreb, Croatian bureau of statistics, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
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