Pakrac is a town in western Slavonia

Slavonia

Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...

, Croatia

Croatia

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, population 4,852, total municipality population 8,482 (census 2011). Pakrac is located on the road and railroad connecting the regions of Posavina

Posavina

Posavina is a Slavic name for the region of the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia that is adjacent or near the Sava river itself.-History:...

 and Podravina

Podravina

Podravina or Podravje are Slavic names for the Drava river basin in Croatia and Slovenia.-History:...

.

Name

In Croatian

Croatian language

Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...

 the town is known as Pakrac, in German

German language

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 as Pakratz, in Hungarian

Hungarian language

Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....

 as Pakrác, and in Turkish

Turkish language

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 as Pakraç.

Features

Its location and esp. its closeness to the Lipik

Lipik

-Settlements:The settlements included in the administrative area of Lipik include:* Antunovac, population 365* Bjelanovac, population 10* Brekinska, population 126* Brezine, population 223* Bujavica, population 33* Bukovčani, population 16...

 spa render the town an important place in tourism, especially transit. Important sacral buildings from the 18th century are located in the historic core of the town, as well as the palace of Baron Trenk and the remains of one of the first Croatian mints, the so-called Spahija's Cellar.

The Pakra river and the nearby mountains Psunj

Psunj

Psunj is a mountain in the southwestern Slavonia region in eastern Croatia. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l. In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk, while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands...

 and Ravna Gora are recreational grounds in the immediate vicinity of the town. The top of Brezovo Polje (984 m) on Psunj Mountain is the highest peak of Požeško Gorje and Slavonia on the whole.

Demographics

In the census of 1991, the municipality of Pakrac encompassed a different, larger area and its population was as follows:

total	Serbs Serbs The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...	Croats Croats Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...	Yugoslavs Yugoslavs Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...	others
27,589	12,813 (46.44%)	9,896 (35.86%)	1,346 (4.87%)	3,534 (12.80%)

Settlements

The municipality consists of 42 settlements:

• Badljevina
  Badljevina
  Badljevina is a village in the western Slavonia region of Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of the City of Pakrac and the Požega-Slavonia County. According to the 2001 census it has 843 inhabitants. It is connected by the D5 state road....
  
  , population 734
• Batinjani
  Batinjani
  Batinjani can refer to:*Batinjani, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, village in the Đulovac municipality, population 273 *Batinjani, Požega-Slavonia County, settlement near Pakrac, population 90...
  
  , population 38
• Bjelajci
  Bjelajci
  Bjelajci is a village in the municipality of Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
  
  , population 0
• Branešci
  Branešci
  Branešci is a village in the municipality of Čajetina, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 744 people.-References:...
  
  , population 44
• Brusnik, population 19
• Bučje
  Bučje
  -Croatia:*Bučje , a village near Pleternica in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia*Bučje , a village near Pakrac in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia-Serbia:*Bučje *Bučje *Bučje *Bučje *Ravno Bučje...
  
  , population 17
• Cicvare, population 0
• Cikote, population 7
• Dereza, population 12
• Donja Obrijež
  Donja Obrijež
  Donja Obrijež is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 234
• Donja Šumetlica, population 6
• Donji Grahovljani, population 32
• Dragović
  Dragovic
  Dragović is a Montenegrin, Serbian and Croatian surname, meaning "son of Drago", may refer to:*Aleksandar Dragović, Austrian footballer*Doris Dragović, Croatian pop singer*Dragović monastery* surname from the Vasojevići clan...
  
  , population 66
• Glavica, population 12
• Gornja Obrijež
  Gornja Obrijež
  Gornja Obrijež is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 78
• Gornja Šumetlica, population 70
• Gornji Grahovljani, population 6
• Jakovci, population 0
• Kapetanovo Polje, population 34
• Koturić, population 11
• Kraguj, population 77
• Kričke
  Kričke
  Kričke may refer:*Kričke, Šibenik-Knin County, a village near Drniš, Croatia*Kričke, Požega-Slavonia County, a village near Pakrac, Croatia*Kričke, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Novska, Croatia...
  
  , population 19
• Kusonje
  Kusonje
  Kusonje is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D38 highway....
  
  , population 293
• Lipovac, population 0
• Mali Banovac, population 13
• Mali Budići, population 2
• Novi Majur, population 105
• Omanovac, population 140
• Ožegovci, population 33
• Pakrac
  Pakrac
  Pakrac is a town in western Slavonia, Croatia, population 4,852, total municipality population 8,482 . Pakrac is located on the road and railroad connecting the regions of Posavina and Podravina.-Name:...
  
  , population 4,852
• Ploštine, population 108
• Popovci
  Popovci
  Popovci is a settlement to the south of Ptuj in the Videm Municipality in eastern Slovenia. It extends from the left bank of the river Dravinja to the right bank of the Polskava. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Podravska statistical region.-External...
  
  , population 10
• Prekopakra, population 1,068
• Prgomelje, population 1
• Rogulje, population 3
• Srednji Grahovljani, population 0
• Stari Majur, population 24
• Španovica
  Španovica
  The village of Španovica is located on the main road Pakrac to Požega, south of the Papuk mountain in western Slavonia, Croatia. It is administratively part of the city of Pakrac and its population is 31 .-History:...
  
  , population 25
• Tisovac, population 5
• Toranj
  Toranj
  Toranj was singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo's official debut in 2007, as none of his previous albums were allowed for legal release by Iranian governmental authorities...
  
  , population 75
• Veliki Banovac, population 171
• Veliki Budići, population 4