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Markušica-Маркушица — Municipality — 
MarkušicaCoordinates: 45°22′26″N 18°42′22″E / 45.373766°N 18.706208°E Country 
CroatiaCounty Vukovar-Syrmia County Population (2001)[1] – Total 3,053 (municipality) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website http://www.markusica.hr/ Markušica (Serbian Cyrillic: Маркушица, Hungarian: Márkusfalva) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia. There are 3,053 inhabitants,[1] the majority of the population which are Serbs, who make up 90.76% of the population according to the 2001 population census. Markušica development index is less than 50% of the Croatian average[2], which classifies them into 10% of the poorest municipalities. Therefore, the municipality is part of the Areas of Special State Concern[3].
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Geography
The municipality have total area of 74.29 km2. River Vuka flows through the municipality and territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil.
History
Population
Economy
Education
Points of Interest
Markušica Municipality is famous for the monument dedicated to fallen soldier from World War II. Village have very unique monument of Soviet woman pilot from Red Army, who fought against the Nazis and whose plane was shot down here. The village also have an interesting Orthodox Church from 1810, church was damaged in the war in Croatia.
Associations and Institutions
In the village exist a volunteer fire department Markušica[4].
Settlements
The municipality consists of the following settlements:[1]
- Gaboš
- Karadžićevo
- Markušica
- Ostrovo
- Podrinje
References
- ^ a b c http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/censuses/census2001/Popis/H01_01_03/h01_01_03_zup16-6106.html
- ^ http://www.zadra.hr/ugovori/odluka_o_razvrstavanju_jedinica_lokalne_i_podrucne_(regionalne)_samouprave_prema_stupnju_razvijenosti.pdf
- ^ http://www.pravo.unizg.hr/_download/repository/Zakon_o_PPDS.pdf
- ^ http://www.vukovarsko-srijemska-zupanija.com/upload/paragrafi_upload/2009-4-17_31616186_prilog9popisvatrogpostrnovi.pdf
See also
- Serbs of Croatia
- Joint Council of Municipalities
Subdivisions of Vukovar-Syrmia County Towns 
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 · VrbanjaJoint Council of Municipalities Settlements of Joint Council of Municipalities Borovo • Erdut • Aljmaš • Bijelo Brdo • Dalj • Jagodnjak • Bolman • Majške Međe • Novi Bolman • Markušica • Gaboš • Karadžićevo • Ostrovo • Podrinje • Negoslavci • Šodolovci • Ada • Koprivna • Palača • Paulin Dvor • Petrova Slatina • Silaš • Trpinja • Bobota • Bršadin • Ćelije • Ludvinci • Pačetin • Vera
Founders and leaders of Joint Council of Municipalities Hrvoje Šarinić • Milan Milanović • Peter W. Galbraith • Thorvald Stoltenberg • William Walker (diplomat) • Jasques Paul Klein • Dragan Crnogorac • Vojislav Stanimirović • Mile Horvat • Milorad Pupovac • Dragan Crnogorac • Miloš Vojnović
Locations in Joint Council of Municipalities Erdut Castle • Marian church in Aljmaš • Milutin Milovanović born house • Danube • Vuka • Drava • Gradac • Plaque of Erdut Agreement • Monument to fallen soldiers of Bolman battle • Lazic family Castle • Wine Road of Erdut vineyards • Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin in Dalj mountain • archaeological park Dalj idol • Monument to fallen soldiers and victims of fascism in World war II • monument to the Russian woman pilot Evgenia Cevniseia • St. Dimitrije Church, Dalj • St. Nikolai Church, Bijelo Brdo • Patriarch's Palace • St. Stefan Church, Borovo • Parochial church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Bolman • Parochial church of St. Nikolai, Jagodnjak • Church of St. John the Baptist, Ostrovo • Church of St. George, Bobota • Monument to national hero Vaso Đurđević • Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Trpinja
Categories:- Municipalities of Croatia
- Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County
- Places in Syrmia
- Joint Council of Municipalities
- Vukovar-Syrmia County geography stubs
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