Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 4,764 (2011) Area code 047 | Website www.vojnic.hr Local time Tuesday 10:00 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Vojnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војнић) is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 4,764 inhabitants, 45% of whom are Serbs and 37% of whom are Croats. The municipality is part of Kordun.
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Map of 47220, Vojni%C4%87, Croatia
Languages and names
On the territory of Vojnić municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.
Demography
In 1991 the municipality of Vojnić had a population of 8,236. 7,366 (89.43%) were Serbs, 436 (5.29%) were Muslims, 116 (1.40%) were Croats and 318 (3.86%) were others.
History
Until 1918, Vojnić (named VOINIC in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier. It was administered by the SZLUINER Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment N°IV before 1881. Vojnić became a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County in the Kingdom.