Pitomača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County.
In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 10,059, in the following settlements: Dinjevac, population 458 Grabrovnica, population 405 Kladare, population 467 Križnica, population 128 Mala Črešnjevica, population 199 Otrovanec, population 624 Pitomača, population 5,646 Sedlarica, population 363 Stari Gradac, population 674 Starogradački Marof, population 247 Turnašica, population 333 Velika Črešnjevica, population 515
In the same census, 98.62% were Croats.
History
Since the end of the Ottoman Empire until 1918, Pitomača (named PITOMACA before 1850)Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961. was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, Warasdin-St. Georgener Regiment N°VI.Probably until 1881.
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