Vrbanja, Croatia

Vrbanja (Slovak: Vrbanja, Hungarian: Vérbánya) is a village and a municipality in Croatia.

Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows (vrbe).

[citation needed] The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:[3] By ethnicity, 96.48% are Croats, while the largest minority consists of Slovaks (1.38%), per census 2001.

With pronounced issue of population decline in eastern Croatia caused by population ageing, effects of the Croatian War of Independence and emigration after the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the population of the municipality dropped to 2,870 residents at the time of 2021 census.

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Vrbanja municipality within Vukovar-Srijem county
Coat of arms of Vukovar-Srijem County
Coat of arms of Vukovar-Srijem County