Municipalities in Croatia (Croatian: općina; plural: općine) are the second-lowest administrative unit of government in the country, and along with cities and towns (grad, plural: gradovi) they form the second level of administrative subdisivion, after counties.
Map of towns and municipalities of Croatia (as of 2019)
Though equal in powers and administrative bodies, municipalities and towns differ in that municipalities are usually more likely to consist of a collection of villages in rural or suburban areas, whereas towns are more likely to cover urbanised areas. Croatian law defines municipalities as local self-government units which are established, in an area where several inhabited settlements represent a natural, economic and social entity, related to one other by the common interests of the area's population.[1]
As of 2017, the 21 counties of Croatia are subdivided into 128 towns and 428 municipalities.[2][3]
Municipalities, within their self-governing scope of activities, perform the tasks of local significance, which directly fulfil the citizens’ needs, and which were not assigned to the state bodies by the constitution or law, and in particular affairs related to the organization of localities and housing, zoning and planning, public utilities, child care, social welfare, primary health services, education and primary schools, culture, physical education and sports, customer protection, protection and improvement of the environment, fire protection and civil defence, and local transport.[1][4]
Municipality government
Municipal council (općinsko vijeće) is the representative body of citizens and the body of local self-government. The councillors are elected for a four-year term on the basis of universal suffrage in direct elections by secret ballot using proportional system with the D'Hondt method. The executive head of the municipality is the municipality president (općinski načelnik), also elected in direct elections for a four-year term, by majority vote (two-round system) (the deputy president is elected together with the president). They (with the deputy president) can be recalled by a referendum. Municipalities have administrative departments as offices of municipal administration (in small municipalities there is unique administrative department) chaired by the heads (principals). They are appointed by the municipal president on the basis of a public competition.[1][5]
Croatian municipalities are administratively subdivided into "local committee areas" (mjesni odbori) with elected councils.
List of municipalities
As of 2015[update], there are 428 municipalities in Croatia.[6]
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Municipalities in Croatia Croatian opcina plural opcine are the second lowest administrative unit of government in the country and along with cities and towns grad plural gradovi they form the second level of administrative subdisivion after counties Map of towns and municipalities of Croatia as of 2019 Though equal in powers and administrative bodies municipalities and towns differ in that municipalities are usually more likely to consist of a collection of villages in rural or suburban areas whereas towns are more likely to cover urbanised areas Croatian law defines municipalities as local self government units which are established in an area where several inhabited settlements represent a natural economic and social entity related to one other by the common interests of the area s population 1 As of 2017 the 21 counties of Croatia are subdivided into 128 towns and 428 municipalities 2 3 Contents 1 Tasks and organization 1 1 Municipality government 2 List of municipalities 2 1 Continental Croatia 2 1 1 Koprivnica Krizevci County 2 1 2 Krapina Zagorje County 2 1 3 Međimurje County 2 1 4 Varazdin County 2 1 5 Zagreb County 2 1 6 Bjelovar Bilogora County 2 1 7 Brod Posavina County 2 1 8 Karlovac County 2 1 9 Osijek Baranja County 2 1 10 Pozega Slavonia County 2 1 11 Sisak Moslavina County 2 1 12 Virovitica Podravina County 2 1 13 Vukovar Srijem County 2 2 Adriatic Croatia 2 2 1 Dubrovnik Neretva County 2 2 2 Istria County 2 2 3 Lika Senj County 2 2 4 Primorje Gorski Kotar County 2 2 5 Sibenik Knin County 2 2 6 Split Dalmatia County 2 2 7 Zadar County 3 See also 4 ReferencesTasks and organization EditMunicipalities within their self governing scope of activities perform the tasks of local significance which directly fulfil the citizens needs and which were not assigned to the state bodies by the constitution or law and in particular affairs related to the organization of localities and housing zoning and planning public utilities child care social welfare primary health services education and primary schools culture physical education and sports customer protection protection and improvement of the environment fire protection and civil defence and local transport 1 4 Municipality government Edit Municipal council opcinsko vijece is the representative body of citizens and the body of local self government The councillors are elected for a four year term on the basis of universal suffrage in direct elections by secret ballot using proportional system with the D Hondt method The executive head of the municipality is the municipality president opcinski nacelnik also elected in direct elections for a four year term by majority vote two round system the deputy president is elected together with the president They with the deputy president can be recalled by a referendum Municipalities have administrative departments as offices of municipal administration in small municipalities there is unique administrative department chaired by the heads principals They are appointed by the municipal president on the basis of a public competition 1 5 Croatian municipalities are administratively subdivided into local committee areas mjesni odbori with elected councils List of municipalities EditAs of 2015 update there are 428 municipalities in Croatia 6 Continental Croatia Edit Koprivnica Krizevci County Edit Drnje Đelekovec Ferdinandovac Gola Gornja Rijeka Hlebine Kalinovac Kalnik Klostar Podravski Koprivnicki Bregi Koprivnicki Ivanec Legrad Molve Novigrad Podravski Novo Virje Peteranec Podravske Sesvete Rasinja Sokolovac Sveti Ivan Zabno Sveti Petar Orehovec Virje Krapina Zagorje County Edit Bedekovcina Budinscina Desinic Đurmanec Gornja Stubica Hrascina Hum na Sutli Jesenje Kraljevec na Sutli Krapinske Toplice Konjscina Kumrovec Lobor Marija Bistrica Mace Mihovljan Novi Golubovec Petrovsko Radoboj Sveti Kriz Zacretje Stubicke Toplice Tuhelj Veliko Trgovisce Zagorska Sela Zlatar Bistrica Međimurje County Edit Belica Dekanovec Domasinec Donja Dubrava Donji Kraljevec Donji Vidovec Gorican Gornji Mihaljevec Kotoriba Mala Subotica Nedelisce Orehovica Podturen Pribislavec Selnica Strahoninec Sveta Marija Sveti Juraj na Bregu Sveti Martin na Muri Senkovec Strigova Vratisinec Varazdin County Edit Bednja Beretinec Breznica Breznicki Hum Cestica Donja Voca Gornji Kneginec Jalzabet Klenovnik Ljubescica Mali Bukovec Martijanec Marusevec Petrijanec Sracinec Sveti Đurđ Sveti Ilija Trnovec Bartolovecki Veliki Bukovec Vidovec Vinica Visoko Zagreb County Edit Bedenica Bistra Brckovljani Brdovec Dubrava Dubravica Farkasevac Gradec Jakovlje Klinca Sela Klostar Ivanic Krasic Kravarsko Kriz Luka Marija Gorica Orle Pisarovina Pokupsko Preseka Pusca Rakovec Rugvica Stupnik Zumberak Bjelovar Bilogora County Edit Berek Dezanovac Đulovac Hercegovac Ivanska Kapela Koncanica Nova Raca Rovisce Severin Sirac Sandrovac Stefanje Velika Pisanica Velika Trnovitica Veliki Grđevac Veliko Trojstvo Zrinski Topolovac Brod Posavina County Edit Bebrina Brodski Stupnik Bukovlje Cernik Davor Donji Andrijevci Dragalic Garcin Gornja Vrba Gornji Bogicevci Gundinci Klakar Nova Kapela Okucani Oprisavci Oriovac Podcrkavlje Resetari Sibinj Sikirevci Slavonski Samac Stara Gradiska Staro Petrovo Selo Velika Kopanica Vrbje Vrpolje Karlovac County Edit Barilovic Bosiljevo Cetingrad Draganic Generalski Stol Josipdol Kamanje Krnjak Lasinja Netretic Plaski Rakovica Ribnik Saborsko Tounj Vojnic Zakanje Osijek Baranja County Edit Antunovac Bilje Bizovac Ceminac Cepin Darda Donja Moticina Draz Drenje Đurđenovac Erdut Ernestinovo Fericanci Gorjani Jagodnjak Knezevi Vinogradi Koska Levanjska Varos Magadenovac Marijanci Petlovac Petrijevci Podravska Moslavina Podgorac Popovac Punitovci Satnica Đakovacka Semeljci Strizivojna Sodolovci Trnava Viljevo Viskovci Vladislavci Vuka Pozega Slavonia County Edit Brestovac Caglin Jaksic Kaptol Velika Sisak Moslavina County Edit Donji Kukuruzari Dvor Gvozd Hrvatska Dubica Jasenovac Lekenik Lipovljani Majur Martinska Ves Sunja Topusko Velika Ludina Virovitica Podravina County Edit Crnac Cacinci Cađavica Gradina Lukac Mikleus Nova Bukovica Pitomaca Sopje Suhopolje Spisic Bukovica Vocin Zdenci Vukovar Srijem County Edit Andrijasevci Babina Greda Bogdanovci Borovo Bosnjaci Cerna Drenovci Gradiste Gunja Ivankovo Jarmina Lovas Markusica Negoslavci Nijemci Nustar Privlaka Stari Jankovci Stari Mikanovci Stitar Tompojevci Tordinci Tovarnik Trpinja Vođinci Vrbanja Adriatic Croatia Edit Dubrovnik Neretva County Edit Blato Dubrovacko Primorje Janjina Konavle Kula Norinska Lastovo Lumbarda Mljet Orebic Pojezerje Slivno Smokvica Ston Trpanj Vela Luka Zazablje Zupa Dubrovacka Istria County Edit Bale Barban Brtonigla Cerovlje Fazana Funtana Gracisce Groznjan Kanfanar Karojba Kastelir Labinci Krsan Lanisce Liznjan Lupoglav Marcana Medulin Motovun Oprtalj Pican Rasa Sveta Nedelja Sveti Lovrec Sveti Petar u Sumi Svetvincenat Tar Vabriga Tinjan Visnjan Vizinada Vrsar Zminj Lika Senj County Edit Brinje Donji Lapac Karlobag Lovinac Perusic Plitvicka Jezera Udbina Vrhovine Primorje Gorski Kotar County Edit Baska Brod Moravice Cavle Dobrinj Fuzine Jelenje Klana Kostrena Lokve Lopar Lovran Malinska Dubasnica Matulji Moscenicka Draga Mrkopalj Omisalj Punat Ravna Gora Skrad Vinodol Viskovo Vrbnik Sibenik Knin County Edit Bilice Biskupija Civljane Ervenik Kijevo Kistanje Murter Kornati Pirovac Primosten Promina Rogoznica Ruzic Tisno Unesic Tribunj Split Dalmatia County Edit Baska Voda Bol Brela Cista Provo Dicmo Dugi Rat Dugopolje Gradac Hrvace Jelsa Klis Lecevica Lokvicici Lovrec Marina Milna Muc Nerezisca Okrug Otok Dalmatinski Podbablje Podgora Podstrana Postira Prgomet Primorski Dolac Prolozac Pucisca Runovici Seget Selca Sucuraj Sutivan Sestanovac Solta Tucepi Zadvarje Zagvozd Zmijavci Zadar County Edit Bibinje Galovac Gracac Jasenice Kali Kolan Kukljica Lisane Ostrovicke Novigrad Pakostane Pasman Polaca Policnik Posedarje Povljana Preko Privlaka Razanac Sali Stankovci Starigrad Sukosan Sveti Filip i Jakov Skabrnja Tkon Vir Vrsi Zemunik DonjiSee also EditAdministrative divisions of Croatia List of cities and towns in Croatia Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia Joint Council of Municipalities Cadastral communityReferences Edit a b c Zakon o lokalnoj i podrucnoj regionalnoj samoupravi procisceni tekst Local and Regional Self Government Act consolidated text Narodne novine in Croatian No 19 2013 18 February 2013 Retrieved 1 October 2016 Zakon o podrucjima zupanija gradova i opcina u Republici Hrvatskoj Territories of Counties Cities and Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia Act Narodne novine in Croatian 28 July 2006 Retrieved 9 September 2011 Popovaca dobila status grada Poslovni dnevnik in Croatian 12 April 2013 Retrieved 27 January 2014 The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia consolidated text Croatian Parliament Archived 2015 11 02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 1 2016 Zakon o lokalnim izborima Local Elections Act Narodne novine in Croatian No 144 2012 21 December 2012 Retrieved 1 October 2016 Popis gradova i opcina Microsoft Excel uprava hr in Croatian Ministry of Public Administration Croatia 10 June 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Municipalities of Croatia amp oldid 1114312317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
