Zrinski Topolovac

Zrinski Topolovac
Municipality
Zrinski Topolovac
Coordinates: 46°02′N 16°43′E / 46.033°N 16.717°E / 46.033; 16.717
Country	Croatia
County	Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Government
• Mayor	Jasna Mikles Horvat (HDZ)
Area [1]
• Total	7.5 sq mi (19.5 km^2)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	524
• Density	69.6/sq mi (26.9/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Zrinski Topolovac is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zrinski Topolovac was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Zrinski Topolvac Clergy Shooting

On 1 January 1993, a mass shooting occurred in Zrinski Topolovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia when 28-year-old Vinko Palić shot and killed nine people and wounded seven others at a New Year's Eve party, before committing suicide.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 747 with 524 living in the town proper.^[2] In 2011 there were 890 inhabitants, of whom 99.89% were Croats.^[3]

The municipality consists of the following settlements:^[2]

• Jakopovac, population 98
• Križ Gornji, population 125
• Zrinski Topolovac, population 524

Zrinski Topolovac: Population trends 1857–2021

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population	1580	1745	1659	1900	2024	2120	2067	1997	1878	1896	1736	1515	1291	1087	1000	890	747
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.