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Klisa
Village (Selo)
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Coordinates: 45°28′31″N 18°50′00″E / 45.475343°N 18.833291°E / 45.475343; 18.833291
Country	Croatia
Region	Slavonia (Podunavlje)
County	Osijek-Baranja
City	Osijek
Government
• Type	Local committee
• Body	Klisa Local Committee
Area
• Total	5.3 km (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population
• Total	242
• Density	46/km (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Klišanin (♂) Klišanka (♀) (per grammatical gender)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	31 207

Klisa (Serbian Cyrillic: Клиса, Hungarian: Tard) is a village in Croatia. Klisa is administratively part of the City of Osijek and is administered as one of suburbs. The Osijek Airport is located southwest of the village. Klisa belongs to the first category among the Areas of Special State Concern. The settlement was originally one of regional pustaras, a Pannonian type of hamlet. It was established as a colonist settlement during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

Geography

Klisa is connected with the rest of country by the D2 road and the Osijek Airport. There are 4 streets in total in village and they bear the names Vukovarska, Radnička, Dalmatinska and Đura Jakšić Street. Until 1991 Klisa was administratively part of the Vukovar municipality. Historically, up to 1948, Klisa was statistically reported as a part of Bobota or Bijelo Brdo.

Demographics

At the time of 2011 Census of Croatia, 83% of the local population comprised Serbs, while ethnic Croats were 16% of the population. Klisa is facing very high level of population decline caused by high death rate, low birth rate and high emigration. Together with Tvrđavica, Klisa has the worst demographic indicators among the settlements of the City of Osijek. Population of Klisa is on average the oldest in the City of Osijek. If current trends remain in place, population projection for Klisa estimate that village will be extinct until 2050.

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Politics

In 2018 local elections in Osijek Klisa was a polling place with the lowest turnout. Only 15 voters participated in elections constituting turnout of just below 6%. 14 out of 15 voters voted for the Democratic Alliance of Serbs which was the only party on the local ballot while one vote was irregular. The Independent Democratic Serb Party, dominant party among the Serbs of Croatia, did not participate in the elections while the Croatian Democratic Union was an absolute winner at the city level.

Education

Branch school of Elementary school Bobota is located in Klisa, 4 kilometers away from central school in Bobota. Education at the local school in Klisa is conducted in Serbian. The school building in Vera was built in 1924 and additional parts were completed in 1933. The school has only one classroom, hallway, toilets and a storage room. Building is in poor condition due to deterioration of the roof construction, carpentry, and especially electrical installations.

Culture

The day of Pentecost, as celebrated in accordance with the Eastern Orthodox Julian Calendar, is the public holiday of the Local Council of Klisa.

Since 2001 the City and University Library of Osijek is providing bookmobile services in Klisa. Vehicle was a gift from the Balkan Peace Project from Haarlem in the Netherlands while the City of Osijek is paying salaries for employees.

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. ^ "Toponim: Klisa, Osijek". Retrieved 2 March 2019.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Područja posebne državne skrbi". Retrieved 2 March 2019.
5. Barišić Bogišić, Lidija (2022). O neslavenskom stanovništvu na vukovarskom području. Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada. p. 156. ISBN 978-953-169-497-1.
6. Šimončić-Bobetko, Zdenka (1990). "Kolonizacija u Hrvatskoj 1919.—1941. godine" [Colonization in Croatia Between 1919 and 1941]. Povijesni prilozi (in Croatian). 9 (9). Zagreb: Hrvatski institut za povijest: 160–162. ISSN 0351-9767.
7. ^ "Mjesni odbor Klisa". Retrieved 2 March 2019.
8. ^ Marina Perić. "Demografski razvoj Grada Osijeka nakon 1971. godine: Diplomski rad". Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
9. ^ "Mjesni odbor Klisa". Retrieved 2 March 2019.
10. ^ "Osnovna škola Bobota-o školi". Retrieved 2 August 2015.
11. ^ "Povijest Gradske i sveučilišne knjižnice Osijek". Retrieved 2 March 2019.

v t e Osijek
History	History of Osijek Tvrđa Croatian War of Independence Mayors
Districts	Donji grad Gornji grad Industrijska četvrt Jug II Novi grad Retfala Tvrđa
Suburbs	Brijest Briješće Josipovac Klisa Nemetin Podravlje Sarvaš Tenja Tvrđavica Višnjevac
Buildings and landmarks	Ante Starčević Square City Guard County palace Eurodom European Avenue Franjo Tuđman Bridge Pedestrian bridge Pejačević Castle Portanova Normann Palace Slavonian Command Palace Statue of the Holy Trinity
Churches	Co-cathedral St. Roch's Church (Gornji grad) St. Roch's Church (Donji grad) St. Michael's Church Glorious Name of Mary's Church St. Family's Church St. Joseph the Worker's Church St. Cross Tump's Church St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić's Church St. Osijek Martyrs's Church Sts. Cyril and Methodius's Church Martyrdom of John the Baptist's Church St. Luke's Church Dormition of the Mother of God
Culture	Croatian National Theatre in Osijek Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre City and University Library State Archives in Osijek
Galleries and museums	Gallery of fine arts Gallery Waldinger Gallery Vernissage Archaeological museum Museum of Slavonia
Education	University of Osijek Art Agriculture Civil Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Food Technology Law Medicine Philosophy I Gymnasium Osijek II Gymnasium Osijek III Gymnasium Osijek Jesuit Classical Gymnasium in Osijek
Sports venues	Gradski vrt Hall Zrinjevac Sport Hall Jug Sport Hall Opus Arena Gradski vrt stadium
Transport	Osijek Airport Railway station Bus station Osijek tram
Festivals	Urban Fest
Neighboring municipalities	Darda Bilje Erdut Trpinja Šodolovci Antunovac Čepin Petrijevci

v t e Joint Council of Municipalities
Municipalities and villages	Vukovar-Syrmia County Borovo Markušica Gaboš Karadžićevo Ostrovo Podrinje Negoslavci Trpinja Bobota Bršadin Ćelije Ludvinci Pačetin Vera Osijek-Baranja County Erdut Aljmaš Bijelo Brdo Dalj Jagodnjak Bolman Majške Međe Novi Bolman Šodolovci Ada Koprivna Palača Paulin Dvor Petrova Slatina Silaš Serb communities in the geographic area of work Banovci Divoš Karanac Klisa Mlaka Antinska Novo Nevesinje Orolik Serbs of Vukovar Sokolovac Srijemske Laze Vinkovački Banovci
History	Croatian independence referendum, 1991 SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Battle of Vukovar Republic of Serbian Krajina Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–98) Erdut Agreement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1023 UNTAES OSCE Mission to Croatia 2002 Constitutional Act Anti-Cyrillic protests in Croatia
Religion	In the member municipalities Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Pentecost, Markušica St. Stephen, Borovo Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci St. George, Bobota Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak St. Demetrius, Dalj Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas, Bijelo Brdo Rest of geographic area of work St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva, Banovci St. George, Tovarnik St. Nicholas, Vukovar Pentecost, Vinkovci St. George, Kneževo Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci St. Peter and Paul, Orolik Presentation of Mary, Čakovci Saint Archangel Michael, Darda Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek Presentation of Mary, Popovac Church of St. George, Opatovac Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Šarengrad Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Mohovo Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok
Education and culture	Association for Serbian language and literature in Croatia Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković" Vukovar Gymnasium High School Dalj Prosvjeta Radio Borovo

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