Kalinovac

Kalinovac is a settlement and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia.

In the 2011 census, the municipality had a total of 1,297 inhabitants. Croats were an absolute majority at 98.69%.

History

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Kalinovac was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,297 residents in the following settlements:

• Batinske, population 69
• Kalinovac, population 1,194
• Molvice, population 34

Administration

The current mayor of Kalinovac is Darko Sobota (HDZ) and the Kalinovac Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.

Notable people

• Josip Manolić (1920-2024), Yugoslav state security official and Croatian politician, first prime minister of independent Croatia (1991)

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