Dvor | |
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| Općina Dvor Municipality of Dvor | |
 Panoramic view  Catholic and Orthodox church in Dvor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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  Dvor Location of Dvor within Croatia | |
| Coordinates:45°04′00″N16°22′00″E / 45.06667°N 16.36667°E /45.06667; 16.36667 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
| County |  Sisak-Moslavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikola Arbutina (SDSS) |
| Area | |
| 505.7 km2 (195.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 2,996 | |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 809 |
| • Urban density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44440 Dvor |
| Website | dvor |
Dvor (Serbian Cyrillic:Двор)[4] is a municipality in theBanovina region in centralCroatia. Administratively, it belongs to theSisak-Moslavina County and is located across theUna River fromNovi Grad inBosnia and Herzegovina. Dvor is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as theFirst Category Area of Special State Concern by theGovernment of Croatia.[5]
The town of Dvor was namedDvor na Uni in theKingdom of Yugoslavia.[6] As a majority of the present-day inhabitants areSerbs, theSerbian language is co-official as a second official language, alongsideCroatian, which is the official first language.
Dvor used to be a district capital in the historicZagreb County, an administrative unit within theKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, which ceased to exist in 1918. In 1929 Dvor was placed inVrbas Banovina withinKingdom of Yugoslavia. It was not incorporated into Croatia when theBanovina of Croatia province was formed in 1939. In 1941, the town became a part of theIndependent State of Croatia. After the end ofWorld War II, the town officially became part ofSR Croatia withinSFR Yugoslavia, which largely followed the historic border of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in this area.
During theCroatian War of Independence (1991–1995), Dvor was within the breakawayRepublic of Serbian Krajina, but followingOperation Storm in 1995 the municipality returned to Croatian control. Most of the Serbian population was evacuated from Dvor duringOperation Storm of which some had returned.
According to Population Censuses, the majority of the population are ethnicSerbs. Between 1991 and 2011 the number of Serb residents fell from 14,555 to 4,005, a drop from 86.5% of the population to 71.9%. The number ofCroat residents remained essentially the same, 1,395 and 1,440, respectively, but given the population decline, its size, as a percentage of the population, rose from 9.58% to 25.85% of the population of Dvor.
| Ethnic Composition | |||||||||||
| Year | Serbs | % | Croats | % | Total | ||||||
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| 1931 | 23,452 | 88.24% | 3,073 | 11.56% | 26,579 | ||||||
| 1948 | 21,736 | 89.44% | 2,248 | 10.34% | 21,736 | ||||||
| 1953 | 22,658 | 89.6% | 2,290 | 10.11% | 22,658 | ||||||
| 1961 | 21,354 | 89.84% | 2,060 | 9.95% | 21,354 | ||||||
| 1971 | 18,359 | 88.38% | 1,876 | 10.22% | 18,359 | ||||||
| 1981 | 16,507 | 80.93% | 1,525 | 9.35% | 16,507 | ||||||
| 1991 | 14,555 | 86,50% | 1,395 | 9,58% | 14,555 | ||||||
| 2001 | 3,495 | 60.87% | 1,943 | 33.84% | 5,742 | ||||||
| 2011 | 4,005 | 71.90% | 1,440 | 25.85% | 5,570 | ||||||
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[7] At the2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives electionsSerbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Dvor.[8]
Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George was constructed in short period of 6 months in 1880.[9] The construction was supported by baron Franjo Filipović who donated 12000 Forintas for this task.[9] As the building was constructed in relative rush it was perceived as mediocre in architectural style and therefore during its reconstruction in 1957 major adaptations were done on the basis of the model of church in Javoranj.[9] Interior frescoes from 1904 are, together with religious elements, representing also theKosovo Cycle.[9]
Roman Catholic Chapel of Saint Peter and Paul was constructed in 1848.[9] It served as the model for larger orthodox church in the village.[9] It was reconstructed in 1971, then destroyed in 1991 during theCroatian War of Independence when the village was a part of self-proclaimedRepublic of Serbian Krajina, and was reconstructed once again after the end of war.[9]
According to the 2011 census,[10] the municipality consists of 64settlements:
Three of the villages: Čavlovica, Kobiljak and Zut, have not yet been re-connected to the public electrical grid.[11]
U vrijeme Kraljevine Jugoslavije mjesto dobiva ime Dvor na Uni.
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