Editing Našice

{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Našice
| official_name      = ''Grad Našice''<br> Town of Našice
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities and towns in Croatia|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Našice dvorac.jpg
| image_caption      = Pejačević Castle in Našice
| image_map          = 
| map_caption        = 
| pushpin_map        = Croatia Osijek-Baranja County#Croatia#Europe
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Našice in Croatia
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 9
| coordinates        = {{coord|45.49|N|18.09|E|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Croatia}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Counties of Croatia|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Osijek-Baranja}}
| leader_party       = [[Croatian Democratic Union|HDZ]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Josip Miletić]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 205.2
| area_urban_km2     = 18.8
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref>
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_total   = 14291
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 7307
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone           = [[Central European Time]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| website            = {{URL|nasice.hr}}
}}

'''Našice''' ({{IPA|hr|naʃitsɛ|pron}}; {{langx|sk|Našice}}, {{lang-sr-Cyrl|Нашице}}, {{langx|hu|Nekcse}}, {{langx|de|Naschitz}}) is a town in eastern [[Croatia]], located on the northern slopes of the [[Krndija]] mountain in eastern [[Slavonia]], 51&nbsp;km southwest of regional hub [[Osijek]]. Administratively it belongs to [[Osijek-Baranja County]].

==Geography==
Našice is located on the [[D2 road (Croatia)|D2 state road]] [[Varaždin]]–[[Virovitica]]–Našice–[[Osijek]] and the [[R202 railway (Croatia)|Varaždin–Dalj railway]].

==Climate==
Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|39.8|C|F}}, on 24 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref> The coldest temperature was {{convert|-22.0|C|F}}, on 31 January 1987.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref>

==Economy==
Chief occupations are farming and angling on 11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of fishing ground. Major industries include metal processing, [[cement]], (at ''Našice cement''), the stone excavation. Also [[wood processing]], textiles and food.

==History==
The town was first mentioned in 1229 under the name of ''Nekche''. In the 13th century, the [[Knights Templar]] came to Našice and built a church. It was conquered by [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1541 and was part of [[Sanjak of Pojega]] till Austrian conquest in 1687. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Našice was a district capital in the [[Virovitica County]] of the [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]].

The Small Pejačević Manor in Našice employed an innovative solution to protect it from damp and ground water, being built on a trough constructed from reinforced concrete. It is built in [[Neoclassical Revival]] style.<ref>{{cite web |date=2013 |first1=Mladen |last1=Obad Šćitaroci |first2=Bojana |last2=Bojanić Obad Šćitaroci |first3=Boris |last3=Dundović |title=Manors and Gardens in Northern Croatia in the Age of Historicism |pages=175-186 |url=https://scitaroci.hr/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/4.2_Manors%2520and%2520Gardens%2520in%2520Northern%2520Croatia_2013.pdf |journal=Centropa |issn=1532-5563 |volume=13 |issue=2}}</ref>

Significant part of town was a feudal property of the [[House of Pejačević|Pejačević]] family until 1945. Count Vincencije Ljudevit Pejačević had a [[Pejačević Castle in Našice|monumental castle]]  built in 1812. With the arrival of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, the family was expropriated and exiled. With the return of democracy, family properties were returned partially to its members.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osječko-baranjska županija|date=2011|title=Informacija o stanju, gospodarenju i zaštiti šuma na području Osječko-baranjske županije|url=http://www.obz.hr/hr/pdf/2011/18%20sjednica/Informacija%20o%20stanju%20gospodarenju%20i%20zastiti%20suma%20na%20podrucju%20Osjecko-baranjske%20zupanije.pdf|website=Osječko-baranjska županija}}</ref>

The [[volunteer fire department|DVD]] "Papuk Našice" was founded in 1986, and the DVD "Našicement" in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022 |first1=Nikola |last1=Jagodin |first2=Vedran |last2=Runjić |title=Popis vatrogasnih organizacija s datumima osnivanja |url=https://mhv.hr/popis-vatrogasnih-organizacija-s-datumima-osnivanja |website=Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130104803/https://mhv.hr/popis-vatrogasnih-organizacija-s-datumima-osnivanja |language=hr |trans-title=List of Firefighting Organisations with Date of Founding}}</ref>

In September 1991 Croatian forces in Našice captured military [[barracks]] of [[Yugoslav People's Army]].<ref>{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Radio Našice|22 September 2008}} |date=22 September 2008 |publisher=Radio Našice |url=http://www.radionasice.hr/?p=551 |title=Obilježen Dan pobjede nad JNA u Našicama |language=hr |trans-title=Victory day over the JNA marked in Našice |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202132549/http://www.radionasice.hr/?p=551 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|title  = Historical populations<br /> of Našice
|shading     = off
|source = Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005
|1880 |4035
|1890 |6259
|1900 |7992
|1910 |9238
|1921 |9244
|1931 |10810
|1948 |12736
|1953 |13616
|1961 |14665
|1971 |15366
|1981 |15629
|1991 |17432
|2001 |17320
|2011 |16224
|2021 |14336
}}

According to the census of 2011, there were 7,888 inhabitants in town, with 16,224 in the administrative area.<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011|S|14|2780}}</ref> 88% of the population comprised [[Croats]].<ref>{{Croatian Census 2011|E|14}}</ref>

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Našice |p1857=3076 |p1869=3746 |p1880=4035 |p1890=6259 |p1900=7992 |p1910=9238 |p1921=9244 |p1931=10810 |p1948=12736 |p1953=13616 |p1961=14665 |p1971=15366 |p1981=15629 |p1991=17432 |p2001=17320 |p2011=16224 |p2021=14291}}

==Politics==
===Minority councils===
Although though the [[Government of the Republic of Croatia]] does not guarantee official Croatian-Slovak bilinguialism, the statute of Našice itself does.<ref name="VRH2023">{{cite web |publication-date=2024-11-28 |date=November 2023 |title=Izvješće o provođenju Ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utrošku sredstava osiguranih u Državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2023. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina |url=https://vlada.gov.hr/UserDocsImages//2016/Sjednice/2024/Listopad/28_sjednica_VRH//28%20-%2015.docx?lang=ro |website=Vlada Republike Hrvatske |archive-date=2025-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430005044/https://vlada.gov.hr/UserDocsImages//2016/Sjednice/2024/Listopad/28_sjednica_VRH//28%20-%2015.docx?lang=ro |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|3}} Preserving traditional Slovak place names and assigning street names to Slovak historical figures is legally mandated and carried out.<ref name="VRH2023" />{{rp|135}}

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.<ref name="T-Portal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/manjinski-izbori-prve-nedjelje-u-svibnju-krecu-i-edukacije-20230313 |title=Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije |date= 13 March 2023 |author= |publisher=[[T-portal]] |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections]] [[Slovaks of Croatia|Slovaks]] and [[Serbs of Croatia]] each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority councils of the Town of Našice.<ref name="OBŽ-Manjine-2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z14_OSJECKO_BARANJSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIV. OSJEČKO-BARANJSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | page=14 | language=hr | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>

==Settlements==
The municipality of Našice includes the following [[settlement (Croatia)|settlements]]:
{{div col}}
* [[Brezik Našički]], population 352
* [[Ceremošnjak]], population 108
* [[Crna Klada]], uninhabited
* [[Gradac Našički]], population 153
* [[Granice, Croatia|Granice]], population 109
* [[Jelisavac]], population 1,265
* [[Lađanska]], population 302
* [[Lila, Croatia|Lila]], population 195
* [[Londžica]], population 190
* [[Makloševac]], population 130
* [[Markovac Našički]], population 1,586
* [[Martin, Croatia|Martin]], population 1,077
* '''Našice''', population 7,888
* [[Polubaše]], population 17
* [[Ribnjak, Našic|Ribnjak]], population 51
* [[Rozmajerovac]], population 25
* [[Velimirovac]], population 1,129
* [[Vukojevci]], population 914
* [[Zoljan]], population 733
{{div col end}}

Colonist settlements of Brezik Našički, Makloševac, and Šalapanka were established on the territory of the village municipality during the [[land reform in interwar Yugoslavia]].<ref>{{cite journal|first= Zdenka|last= Šimončić-Bobetko|title= Kolonizacija u Hrvatskoj 1919.—1941. godine|lang= hr|trans-title= Colonization in Croatia Between 1919 and 1941|year= 1990|volume= 9|issue= 9|url= https://hrcak.srce.hr/107372|journal= Povijesni prilozi|publisher= Hrvatski institut za povijest|location= Zagreb|issn= 0351-9767|pages= 160–162}}</ref>

==Culture==
Hunting grounds can be found in the immediate surroundings, and the fishpond Našička Breznica and [[Lake Lapovac]] offer angling opportunities.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} [[Slavonian cuisine]] and freshwater fish are a part of the gastronomic offerings of the town and its surroundings.

As an economic and cultural centre, the area is known for its cultural and historical heritage, (the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church, two [[manor house]]s, exhibitions of the art colony "[[Hinko Juhn]]").{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Našice plays a role in business and excursionist tourism. The park by both of the ''Pejačević manors'' ([[horticultural]] monument). The private [[Bizik family Zoo|zoo]] of the Bizik family in nearby in [[Markovac Našički]] as well as the surroundings at the foot of the [[Krndija]] hill emphasize the importance of natural environment.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}{{tone inline|date=October 2018}}

The town has an official memorial-area Crni Potok, dedicated to [[Army of the Independent State of Croatia|Croatian quisling soldiers]] and civilians killed at the site by members of the [[Yugoslav Partisans]].<ref name="Radio470">[http://www.radionasice.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=470&Itemid=77 Memorial-day at Crni Potok Marked on June 21] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211155326/http://www.radionasice.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=470&Itemid=77 |date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20070812062034/http://www.vaticanradio.org/cro/Articolo.asp?c=140300 Commemoration to the Victims of Communism]</ref> The site is commemorated annually on the third Saturday in June.<ref name="Radio470"/>

==Sports==
Sports opportunities comprise [[tennis court]], a [[football (soccer)|football]] ground with accompanying facilities, and [[boating]] on the local waters. Footballers from Našice include [[AEK Athens]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Domagoj Vida]] [[midfielder]] [[Danijel Pranjić]] and [[Danijel Stojanović]]. Football club [[NK NAŠK]] plays in [[Croatian Third Football League]]. Našice is proudest of its handball team [[RK Nexe]]. Currently, RK Nexe competes in the Premijer liga and the [[Croatian Handball Cup]] as well in the [[SEHA League]] and in the [[EHF Cup]].

The local chapter of the [[Croatian Mountaineering Association|HPS]], ''HPD "Petrov Vrh"'', was founded in mid-1936. Membership rose to 18 in 1937 under president Petar Rohr.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1937 |orig-date=1937-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=221–252 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=33 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193707.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|246,247}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Našice}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|hr}}

{{Subdivisions of Osijek-Baranja County}}
{{Authority control}}

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