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Slatina is a town in the Slavonia region of Croatia. It is located in the Virovitica-Podravina County, at the contact of the Drava valley and the foothills of Papuk mountain, in the central part of the region of Podravina, 29km southeast of Virovitica; elevation 127m. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1542 and 1687, when it was captured by Austrian troops. During Ottoman rule it was initially part of Sanjak of Pojega between 1542 and 1601, laterly part of Sanjak of Rahoviçe between 1601 and 1687. It was district centre at Virovitica County in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia between 1868 and 1918.DemographicsThe population of the town is 10,152, with a total of 13,609 in the municipality, composed of the following settlements: Bakić, population 537 Bistrica, population 165 Donji Meljani, population 259 Golenić, population 22 Gornji Miholjac, population 304 Ivanbrijeg, population 30 Kozice, population 511 Lukavac, population 99 Markovo, population 131 Medinci, population 200 Novi Senkovac, population 301 Radosavci, population 99 Sladojevački Lug, population 90 Sladojevci, population 730 Slatina, population 10,208
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