Popovača is a town in Croatia in the Moslavina geographical region. Administratively it is part of the Sisak-Moslavina County.
History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Popovača was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
The DVD Neuropsihijatrijske bolnice "Dr. Ivan Barbot" was founded on 23 January 1949.
Population
The total municipality population is 11,905 (2011 census), in the following settlements:
Ciglenica, population 134 Donja Gračenica, population 805 Donja Jelenska, population 78 Donja Vlahinička, population 551 Gornja Gračenica, population 954 Gornja Jelenska, population 757 Moslavačka Slatina, population 72 Osekovo, population 853 Podbrđe, population 180 Popovača, population 4,207 Potok, population 756 Stružec, population 687 Voloder, population 1,871
96% of the population are ethnic Croats.
Politics Minority councils and representatives
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Romani people in Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect representative for the Town of Popovača but the elections were not held due to absence of candidates.
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