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Markušica Маркушица (Serbian)
Municipality
Municipality of Markušica Općina Markušica Општина Маркушица
Villages of the Markušica Municipality
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Coordinates: 45°22′26″N 18°42′22″E / 45.373766°N 18.706208°E / 45.373766; 18.706208
Country	Croatia
Region	Slavonia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Tihomir Kolarević (SDSS)
Area
• Municipality	73.8 km (28.5 sq mi)
• Urban	22.2 km (8.6 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	1,773
• Density	24/km (62/sq mi)
• Urban	733
• Urban density	33/km (86/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Serbo-Croatian: Markušičanin (♂) Serbo-Croatian: Markušičanka (♀) (per grammatical gender)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Vehicle registration	VK
Official languages	Croatian, Serbian
Website	markusica.hr

Markušica (Serbian Cyrillic: Маркушица, Hungarian: Márkusfalva, German: Sankt Markus) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. Markušica is located south of the river Vuka and northwest of the town of Vinkovci. The landscape of the Markušica Municipality is marked by the Pannonian Basin plains and agricultural fields of wheat, maize, common sunflower and sugar beet.

The modern day municipality was established in 1997 by the UNTAES administration as one of new predominantly Serb municipalities in order to ensure access to local self-government to Serb community in the region. Alongside Markušica it includes the villages of Gaboš, Karadžićevo, Ostrovo and Podrinje. Before the United Nations administrator implemented anty-gerrymandering reorganization, Markušica and Podrinje were a part of the Tordinci Municipality, while Karadžićevo, Ostrvo and Gaboš were linked to Jarmina Municipality making Serb community minority in both of them.

Markušica Municipality is connected with the surrounding area via D518 road and L209 Vinkovci–Gaboš–Osijek railway, with local stations in Gaboš and Ostrovo.

Geography

The municipality has a total area of 74.29 km (28.68 sq mi). River Vuka flows through the municipality and territory of the municipality is completely flat, very fertile black soil. It is connected by D518 highway with the rest of the country.

History

One Scordisci archaeological site in Markušica dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia. Archaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.

Markušica was one of the feudal villages that existed in the region before the Ottoman rule in Hungary. After the end of Great Turkish War the village was settled by Eastern Orthodox Vlachs from surrounding areas and the eastern Bosnia. In 1736 there were 40 inhabited houses in Markušica. In 1866 this number increased at 192 houses and 1003 inhabitants out of which 902 were Eastern Orthodox.

Colonist settlements of Ada, Gaboš, Križevci, Podrinje, and Šodolovci were established on the territory of the village municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

The modern day Municipality of Markušica was established by the decision of the United States diplomat and at the time Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium Jacques Paul Klein. As the region was directly governed as an UN protectorate Transitional Administrator was the highest authority responsible for administrative affairs. Markušica Municipality was established as one of new predominantly Serb municipalities in order to ensure access to local self-government to Serb community in the region. Prior to the decision, the international community expressed concerns over the perceived gerrymandering, disenfranchisement of refugees and minority representation.

Demographics

Population

There are 2 555 inhabitants, the majority of the population which are Serbs, who make up 90.10% of the population according to the 2011 population census.

Languages

Due to the local minority population, the Markušica municipality prescribes the use of not only Croatian as the official language, but the Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet as well.

Religion

Most of the population are Serbian Orthodox that are practicing their religion in the church that was built in 1810 and re-built in 1989.

Politics

Joint Council of Municipalities

The Municipality of Markušica is one of seven Serb majority member municipalities within the Joint Council of Municipalities, inter-municipal sui generis organization of ethnic Serb community in eastern Croatia established on the basis of Erdut Agreement. As Serb community constitute the majority of the population of the municipality it is represented by 2 delegated Councillors at the Assembly of the Joint Council of Municipalities, double the number of Councillors to the number from Serb minority municipalities in Eastern Croatia.

Municipal government

The municipality assembly is composed of 13 representatives, plus additional seats for municipality minority groups if they don't get the proportional number of seats. Assembly members come from electoral lists winning more than 5% of votes. The dominant party in the municipality since the reintegration of eastern Slavonia in 1998 is Independent Democratic Serb Party. 681 or 33,32 % out of 2.044 voters participated in 2017 Croatian local elections with 93,69 % valid votes. With 92,80% and 632 votes, Budimir Brača from Independent Democratic Serb Party was elected as municipality major. As of 2017, the member parties/lists are:

Summary of the 2017 Croatian local elections

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independent Democratic Serb Party	638	100,00	13
Invalid/blank votes		43	6,31	—
Total		681	100	—
Registered voters/turnout		2.044	33,32	—
Source page 57-58 (in Croatian)

Minority councils

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 Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Markušica Municipality.

Economy

Markušica is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.

Culture

Points of Interest

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Markušica Municipality is famous for a monument dedicated to a soldier killed in World War II. The village has a unique monument to a female Soviet pilot from the Red Army, who fought against the Nazis and whose plane was shot down here. The village also has an Eastern Orthodox Church from 1810, which was damaged in the war in Croatia.

Associations and Institutions

The village has a volunteer fire department.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following settlements:

• Gaboš, population 516
• Karadžićevo, population 194
• Markušica, population 1,009
• Ostrovo, population 612
• Podrinje, population 224

See also

• Vukovar-Srijem County
• Church of Pentecost, Markušica
• Joint Council of Municipalities

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v t e Places adjacent to Markušica
Tordinci Ernestinovo Šodolovci Markušica (municipality) Nuštar Ivankovo Semeljci Jarmina Vinkovci

v t e Markušica Municipality
Settlements	Markušica (seat) Gaboš Karadžićevo Ostrovo Podrinje
Attractions	Church of Pentecost, Markušica Vuka Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo
Traffic routes	D518 road Croatian Railways Vinkovci-Osijek line

v t e Subdivisions of Vukovar-Syrmia County
Towns	Ilok Otok Vinkovci Vukovar (seat) Županja
Municipalities	Andrijaševci Babina Greda Bogdanovci Borovo Bošnjaci Cerna Drenovci Gradište Gunja Ivankovo Jarmina Lovas Markušica Negoslavci Nijemci Nuštar Privlaka Stari Jankovci Stari Mikanovci Štitar Tompojevci Tordinci Tovarnik Trpinja Vođinci Vrbanja

v t e Villages of Vukovar-Syrmia County
Villages administered as part of cities	Lipovača Sotin Grabovo (part) Mirkovci Bapska Mohovo Šarengrad Komletinci
Villages serving as municipal seat (other villages in municipality)	Andrijaševci Rokovci Babina Greda Bogdanovci Petrovci Svinjarevci Borovo Bošnjaci Cerna Šiškovci Drenovci Đurići Posavski Podgajci Račinovci Rajevo Selo Gradište Gunja Ivankovo Prkovci Retkovci Jarmina Lovas Opatovac Markušica Gaboš Karadžićevo Ostrovo Podrinje Negoslavci Nijemci Apševci Banovci Donje Novo Selo Đeletovci Lipovac Podgrađe Vinkovački Banovci Nuštar Cerić Marinci Privlaka Stari Jankovci Novi Jankovci Orolik Slakovci Srijemske Laze Stari Mikanovci Novi Mikanovci Štitar Tompojevci Berak Bokšić Čakovci Grabovo (part) Mikluševci Tordinci Antin Korođ Mlaka Antinska Tovarnik Ilača Trpinja Bobota Bršadin Ćelije Ludvinci Pačetin Vera Vođinci Vrbanja Soljani Strošinci

v t e Joint Council of Municipalities
Municipalities and villages	Vukovar-Syrmia County Borovo Markušica Gaboš Karadžićevo Ostrovo Podrinje Negoslavci Trpinja Bobota Bršadin Ćelije Ludvinci Pačetin Vera Osijek-Baranja County Erdut Aljmaš Bijelo Brdo Dalj Jagodnjak Bolman Majške Međe Novi Bolman Šodolovci Ada Koprivna Palača Paulin Dvor Petrova Slatina Silaš Serb communities in the geographic area of work Banovci Divoš Karanac Klisa Mlaka Antinska Novo Nevesinje Orolik Serbs of Vukovar Sokolovac Srijemske Laze Vinkovački Banovci
History	Croatian independence referendum, 1991 SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Battle of Vukovar Republic of Serbian Krajina Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–98) Erdut Agreement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1023 UNTAES OSCE Mission to Croatia 2002 Constitutional Act Anti-Cyrillic protests in Croatia
Religion	In the member municipalities Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Pentecost, Markušica St. Stephen, Borovo Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci St. George, Bobota Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak St. Demetrius, Dalj Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas, Bijelo Brdo Rest of geographic area of work St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva, Banovci St. George, Tovarnik St. Nicholas, Vukovar Pentecost, Vinkovci St. George, Kneževo Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci St. Peter and Paul, Orolik Presentation of Mary, Čakovci Saint Archangel Michael, Darda Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek Presentation of Mary, Popovac Church of St. George, Opatovac Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Šarengrad Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Mohovo Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok
Education and culture	Association for Serbian language and literature in Croatia Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković" Vukovar Gymnasium High School Dalj Prosvjeta Radio Borovo

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