Osijek, September 7, 2010
Population
The Croats, still today the majority and autochthonous nation, colonized this region in the 7th c. A.D. They were joined by the Hungarians in the Baranja territory in the 10th c. The Serbs began to immigrate during the penetration of the Turks in the 16th c. first as fugitives and then as Turkish soldiers. The Serb population moved in later as well, especially as the Salonika volunteers subsequent to WW I in 1918. The other nations, predominantly the Austrians and Germans and slightly less the Czechs, Slovaks, Jews and others, immigrated in the 18th and the 19th c. Instead of the forcedly expatriated Austrians and Germans, the population from other parts of the then Yugoslavia took up residence at their estates trough an agrarian colonization following WW II.
According to the 2001 Census data, 330,506 inhabitants reside in the territory of the County. Pursuant to the 2001 Census, 83,89% of population in the territory of the present County were comprised by the Croats, 8,73% by the Serbs, 2,96% by the Hungarians, 2,64% by other nationalities and 1,78% by the undecided. This population resides in 113,583 households in 264 residential areas.
According to the 2001 Census data, 330,506 inhabitants reside in the territory of the County. Pursuant to the 2001 Census, 83,89% of population in the territory of the present County were comprised by the Croats, 8,73% by the Serbs, 2,96% by the Hungarians, 2,64% by other nationalities and 1,78% by the undecided. This population resides in 113,583 households in 264 residential areas.
