Gunja, Croatia

Gunja (Hungarian: Gúnya) is a village and municipality in Croatia.

Gunja
Municipality
Municipality of Gunja
Općina Gunja
The old church of St. Jacob with the new one in the background
Gunja
Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°53′48″N 18°51′0″E
Country Croatia
County Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
 • Municipal mayorAnto Gutić (HDZ)
Area
 • Total31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,732
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32260 Gunja
Area code(s)32
Vehicle registrationŽU
Websitehttps://www.gunja.hr/

In the 2011 census, the population was 3,732, with 60.13% declaring themselves Croats, 29.69% as Bosniaks, and 3.32% as Serbs.[2][3]

The village lies directly across the Sava river from the city of Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, many Muslim and Croat citizens of Brčko lived as refugees in Gunja. The village has a mosque, one of few in Croatia. The settlement was founded in the 18th century by settlers from eastern Bosnia.

Gunja was heavily hit by the 2014 Southeast Europe floods, with estimated property damage in excess of €50 million.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Population by age and sex, by settlements, 2011 census (Gunja)". 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "Population by nationality, by city/municipality, 2011 census (Vukovar-Srijem County)". 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "Soup kitchen opened in flood-hit Gunja municipality". June 28, 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "U GUNJI ŠTETA PREKO 50 MILIJUNA EURA 'Radujem se što će država obnoviti sve stradale objekte'" (in Croatian). HINA. June 11, 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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