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

Vrbanja
Municipality
Municipality of Vrbanja Općina Vrbanja
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Coordinates: 44°59′N 18°56′E
Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
• Mayor	Ivica Sep (HDZ)
Area [1]
• Municipality	191.69 km2 (74.01 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Municipality	3,940
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32254
Area code	32
Vehicle registration	ŽU
Website	opcina-vrbanja.hr

Etymology

Vrbanja is named after the Croatian word for willows (vrbe).^{[citation needed]}

Population

The municipality has a population of 5,174, in the following settlements:[2]

• Soljani, population 1,245
• Strošinci, population 492
• Vrbanja, population 2,203

By ethnicity, 96.48% are Croats, while the largest minority consists of Slovaks (1.38%), per census 2001.

Notable people

Elizabeta Burg, Croatian Beauty Pageant and Miss Universe Top 16 finalist

• 
  School in Vrbanja
• 
  Church today

See also

• Vukovar-Syrmia County
• Cvelferija
• Drenovci

References

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