Gola is a settlement and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 2,078 inhabitants, with Croats forming an absolute majority at 99.81%.
History
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gola was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Gola had a railway station on the Barcs - Nagykanizsa railway line (opened in 1868) in Hungarian territory. The use of the station for Gola district citizens was possible and were ruled under a special Hungarian - Yugoslav agreement until World War II. After the Cold War started, the access through the border was prohibited. The last train stopped at Gola station on 18 June 1951 at 3:50 p.m. After 1956, the station building was demolished.
Demographics In 2021, the municipality had 2,078 residents in the following 5 settlements: Gola, population 779 Gotalovo, population 281 Novačka, population 343 Otočka, population 214 Ždala, population 461
Religion
Religion Population % Catholics 2,009 96.68% Other Christians 45 2.17% Others 24 1.15% Total 2,078 100%
Administration The current mayor of Gola is Stjepan Milinković (HDZ) and the Gola Municipal Council consists of 9 seats.
Groups Councilors per group Grouping of electors HDZ Source:
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