{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Vrbje | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Croatia | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | mapframe = yes | coordinates = {{Coord|45|11|N|17|25|E|region:HR_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRO}} | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Brod-Posavina | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_party = HSS | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Igor Jurišić | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 79.3 | area_land_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 1691 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_metro = | population_note = | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code<ref>{{Cite Q|Q125763583|mode=cs1}}</ref> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = {{URL|vrbje.hr}} | footnotes = }} '''Vrbje''' is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.
==History== The village of Vrbje was first mentioned in 1720.<ref name="Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije">{{cite book |last=Škiljan |first=Filip |date=2010 |title=Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća |trans-title=Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/book-detail?id=793164 |language=Serbian |location=Zagreb, Croatia |publisher=Serb National Council |isbn=978-953-7442-07-1}}</ref> The local Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph was mentioned in 1758 at the time when it was still a wooden construction.<ref name="Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije"/> A new baroque style church was erected in period between 1773 and 1789 and its most recent reconstruction took place in 1985 during the time of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.<ref name="Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije"/>
==Demographics== In 2021, the municipality had 1,691 residents in the following 7 settlements:<ref name="Census 2021"/> *Bodovaljci, population 410 *Dolina, population 174 *Mačkovac, population 205 *Savski Bok, population 39 *Sičice, population 338 *Visoka Greda, population 167 *'''Vrbje''', population 358
{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Vrbje |p1857=2958 |p1869=2992 |p1880=2675 |p1890=3089 |p1900=3231 |p1910=3957 |p1921=3814 |p1931=4065 |p1948=4315 |p1953=4341 |p1961=4253 |p1971=3920 |p1981=3471 |p1991=3210 |p2001=2906 |p2011=2215 |p2021=1691}}
In 2011, 99% of the population were Croats.<ref>{{Croatian Census 2011|E|12}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Subdivisions of Brod-Posavina County}}
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Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Populated places in Brod-Posavina County Category:Slavonia
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