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Municipality in Baranya, Croatia| Bilje Bellye (Hungarian) | |
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| Municipality | |
| Bilje Municipality Općina Bilje | |
  BiljeShow map of Osijek-Baranja County BiljeShow map of Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°E / 45.60694; 18.74389 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Baranya (Podunavlje) |
| County |  Osijek-Baranja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor of Municipality | Željko Cickaj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 260.21 km (100.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,642 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | www |
Bilje (Template:Lang-hu) is a municipality in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, in north-eastern Croatia. It is 5 km northeast of Osijek, on the edge of the Kopački Rit nature park.
Name
Its name derived from the Slavic word "bilje" ("herb" in English). In German the village is known as Belje, in Hungarian as Bellye, and in Serbian Cyrillic as Биље.
Geography
The municipality of Bilje include following settlements and population (2011 census):
- Bilje - 3,613
- Kopačevo - 559
- Kozjak - 69
- Lug - 764
- Podunavlje - 1
- Tikveš - 10
- Vardarac - 630
- Zlatna Greda - 5
Demographics
There are 5,642 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census), including:
- 62.87% Croats
- 29.62% Hungarians
- 3.83% Serbs
- 1.05% Germans
- 0.71% Romani
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bilje was part of the Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary.
References
- 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. 34. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bilje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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