Bilje

Bilje Bellye  (Hungarian)[1]
Municipality
Bilje Municipality Općina Bilje
Bilje
Coordinates: HR 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°ECoordinates: HR 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°E
Country	Croatia
County	Osijek-Baranja
Government
• Mayor of Municipality	Željko Cickaj
Area
• Total	344 km^2 (133 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population
• Total	5,642
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
Website	www.bilje.hr

Map of Bilje municipality

Bilje (Hungarian: Bellye) is a town and municipality in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, in north-eastern Croatia. It is 8 km northeast of Osijek, on the edge of the Kopački Rit nature park.

Name

Its name derived from the Slavic word "bilje" ("herb" in English). In German the village is known as Belje, in Hungarian as Bellye,^[2] and in Serbian Cyrillic as Биље.

Geography

The municipality of Bilje include following settlements and population (2011 census):^[3]

• Bilje - 3,613
• Kopačevo - 559
• Kozjak - 60
• Lug - 764
• Podunavlje - 1
• Tikveš - 10
• Vardarac - 630
• Zlatna Greda - 5

Demographics

There are 5,642 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census),^[3] including:^[4]

• 62.87% Croats
• 29.62% Hungarians
• 3.83% Serbs
• 1.05% Germans
• 0.71% Romani

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bilje was part of the Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary.

See also

• Osijek-Baranja County
• Baranja

References

1. "PETO IZVJEŠĆE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE O PRIMJENI EUROPSKE POVELJE O REGIONALNIM ILI MANJINSKIM JEZICIMA, page 35" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Bilje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.