Lukač, Croatia


Lukač is a village and municipality in Podravina, in the Virovitica-Podravina County of Croatia.
In the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 3,634, in the following settlements:
In the 2001 census, 92% were Croats.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Lukač was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Colonist settlements of Ada, Brezovo Polje, Neteča, Rit, and Zrinj were established on the territory of the village municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Lukač.