Vrsi

Vrsi
Vrsi
Coordinates: 44°16′00″N15°14′00″E / 44.26667°N 15.23333°E / 44.26667; 15.23333
Country	Croatia
County	Zadar
Area [1]
• Total	37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	2,045
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	vrsi.hr

Vrsi is a settlement and a municipality in the Zadar County in Croatia.

The village of Vrsi was first mentioned in written documents in 1387. ^[3]

Vrsi has been a separate municipality since 2006.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 2,045 residents in the following 2 settlements: ^[2]

• Poljica, population 432
• Vrsi, population 1613

Vrsi: Population trends 1857–2021

v

population	781	797	942	1031	1149	1408	1730	1753	2398	2536	2561	2605	2246	2772	2453	2053	2045
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

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. ^[4] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Vrsi but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures. ^[5]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Vrsi".
4. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
5. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.