Velika Kopanica
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Velika Kopanica is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County
, Croatia
. There are 3,570 inhabitants in which 98% declare themselves Croats
(2001 census.) Velika Kopanica is also a birthplace of the great 19th century Croatian educational pedagogist Ivan Filipović
Brod-Posavina County
Brod-Posavina County is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. There are 3,570 inhabitants in which 98% declare themselves 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...
(2001 census.) Velika Kopanica is also a birthplace of the great 19th century Croatian educational pedagogist Ivan Filipović