Pitomača

Location of Pitomača in Croatia

Pitomača is a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. It has a population of 10,465 (2001 census), of whom 98% are Croats.

History

Since the end of the Ottoman Empire until 1918, Pitomača (named PITOMACA before 1850)^[1] was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, Warasdin-St. Georgener Regiment N°VI.^[2]

References

↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
↑ Probably until 1881.

Subdivisions of Virovitica-Podravina County

Towns	Orahovica Slatina Virovitica (seat)

Municipalities	Crnac Čačinci Čađavica Gradina Lukač Mikleuš Nova Bukovica Pitomača Sopje Suhopolje Špišić Bukovica Voćin Zdenci

Coordinates: 45°57′02.16″N 17°13′45.84″E / 45.9506000°N 17.2294000°E / 45.9506000; 17.2294000

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