Berek is settlement and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.
History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Berek was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Demographics According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,106 with 395 living in the town proper. There were 1,443 inhabitants in 2011, of which 90% Croats.
The municipality consists of the following 13 settlements:
Begovača, population 31 Berek, population 395 Gornja Garešnica, population 118 Kostanjevac, population 87 Krivaja, population 37 Novo Selo Garešničko, population 26 Oštri Zid, population 80 Podgarić, population 26 Potok, population 48 Ruškovac, population 78 Šimljana, population 71 Šimljanica, population 84 Šimljanik, population 25
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. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Berek but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.
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