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Lipovljani

Lipovljani
Municipality and settlement
Općina Lipovljani
Map of the municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County
Map of the municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County
Country Croatia
County Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • Municipal mayor Mario Ribar (HSS)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,455
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 044

Lipovljani (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈlîpoʋʎani]) is a municipality in Croatian Slavonia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 4,101 (2001 census), 85.7% which are Croats. Other notable minorities are Ukrainians (4.3%), Slovaks (3%), and Czechs (2.4%). Lipovljani has the oldest Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church because it was founded by early Ukrainian immigrants at the time of the Austria-Hungary Empire.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Lipovljani was part of the Požega County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Coordinates: 45°24′0″N 16°53′24″E / 45.40000°N 16.89000°E / 45.40000; 16.89000


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