Bilje

Bilje
Municipality
Bilje Municipality
Općina Bilje
Bilje
Coordinates: 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°ECoordinates: 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°E
Government
 • Mayor Žarko Zelić
Area
 • Total 344 km2 (133 sq mi)
Elevation 87 m (285 ft)
Population
 • Total 5,642
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
Website www.bilje.hr
Map of Bilje municipality

Bilje (Hungarian: Bellye) is a town and municipality in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, in north-eastern Croatia. It is 8 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,[1] and in Serbian Cyrillic as Биље.

Geography

The municipality of Bilje include following settlements and population (2011 census):[2]

Demographics

There are 5,642 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census),[2] including:[3]

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bilje was part of the Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bilje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.