Vrhovine
| Vrhovine | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Municipality of Vrhovine Općina Vrhovine | |
  Vrhovine | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 15°35′E / 44.833°N 15.583°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Milorad Delić (SDSS) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,381 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vrhovine (Serbian Cyrillic: Врховине)[1] is a town and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The municipality is part of Lika.
Languages and names
On the territory of Vrhovine municipality, along with Croatian which is officiall in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.[2]
Population/Demographics
According to 2001 census, Vrhovine had 905 inhabitants of which 55.03% were Serbs and 38.45% were Croats. In the 2011 census, there were 1,381 inhabitants of which 80.23% were Serbs and 12.74% were Croats. The majority of the population of the municipality is elderly. Because of this, the Croatian Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity and the United Nations Development Programme secured funding for a centre for the elderly.[3] The centre was opened by Minister Jadranka Kosor in June, 2008.
References
- ↑ "Minority names in Croatia:Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ↑ Municipality of Vrhovine Opened a Daily Care Center for the Elderly
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Coordinates: 44°51′N 15°25′E / 44.850°N 15.417°E
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