Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County

Location of Gradina in Croatia

Parish church of St. Elijah in Gradina

Gradina is a municipality in Slavonia, in the Virovitica–Podravina County of Croatia. It has a population of 4,485 (2001), 85.6% which are Croats. The municipality contains eleven villages: Gradina, Bačevac, Brezovica, Budakovac, Detkovac, Lipovac, Lug Gradinski, Novi Gradac, Rušani, Vladimirovac, and Žlebina.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gradina was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Notable people

Boško Buha, famous Serbian WWII child-hero, member of the Yugoslav Partisans
Slavko Šajber, Croatian politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia

Subdivisions of Virovitica-Podravina County

Towns	Orahovica Slatina Virovitica (seat)

Municipalities	Crnac Čačinci Čađavica Gradina Lukač Mikleuš Nova Bukovica Pitomača Sopje Suhopolje Špišić Bukovica Voćin Zdenci

Coordinates: 45°51′36″N 17°30′36″E / 45.86000°N 17.51000°E / 45.86000; 17.51000

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