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Vuka River
Vuka is a river in eastern Croatia, a right tributary of the Danube river. At , it is the 13th-longest river flowing through Croatia and it has a drainage area of . The river is located in Vukovar-Srijem County, in the Slavonia region. It empties into the Danube at the town of Vukovar, which got its name from the river. The ancient name of Pannonian Illyrians for Vuka was Volcos. Settlements along the river basin * Borovik * Podgorje Bračevačko * Razbojište * Budimci (2 km away) *Krndija (1 km away) *Jurjevac Punitovački * Beketinci * Hrastovac * Vuka * Dopsin (1 km away) * Hrastin * Hudeston (Named after Huđï) *Petrova Slatina (0,5 km away) *Paulin Dvor (0,8 km away) *Ernestinovo (1,5 km away) *Ada *Laslovo *Podrinje *Palača (1 km away) *Markušica *Gaboš * Antin (2 km away) *Mlaka Antinska * Ostrovo (2 km away) *Tordinci *Pačetin (2 km awayMarković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.) *Nuštar (2 km away) * Marinci * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County and the second largest city in the county after Vinkovci. The city's registered population was 22,616 in the 2021 census, with a total of 23,536 in the municipality. Name The name ''Vukovar'' means 'town on the Vuka River' (''Vuko'' from the Vuka River, and ''vár'' from the Hungarian word for 'fortress'). The river was called "Ulca" in antiquity, probably from an Illyrian language. Its name might be related to the name of the river "Volga". In other languages, the city in German is known as ''Wukowar'' and in Hungarian as ''Vukovár'' or ''Valkóvár''. In the late 17th century, the medieval Croatian name Vukovo was supplanted by the Hungarian ''Vukovár''. In the Middle Ages, Vukovar was the seat of the great Vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrovo, Croatia
Ostrovo ( sr-Cyrl, Острово, hu, Lászlófalva) is a village in Croatia, municipality Markušica, Vukovar-Syrmia County. Education Branch school of Elementary school Markušica is located in Ostrovo. Education at local schools is carried out in Serbian. History Ostrovo was mentioned in 1381 when it was described as a ruined town.Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb. During the Middle Ages it was a typical swampland castle. During the war in Croatia Ostrovo was within self-proclaimed Serb political entity SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. In the final stages of conflict United Nations Mission conducted peaceful reintegration this region into Croatian jurisdiction. Demographic history According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (85.18%), and minority of Croats (7.91%) and Yugoslavs (4.29%). Gallery File:Ostrovo 5-Острово 5.JPG File:Ostrovo 4-Остр ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska ( sr-Cyrl, Млака Антинска, hu, Tótfalu) is a small village in the municipality of Tordinci, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia. Village is closely related with neighboring village of Antin. Mlaka Antinska is faced with the challenge of population decline caused by the post-Croatian War of Independence economic situation. Population decline intensified in the aftermath of the 2013 enlargement of the European Union with number of people emigrating to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. Some local inhabitants compared the issue with the depopulation of the Great Plains in the United States. The settlement was originally a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet. Geography Mlaka Antinska is located on the left northern bank of the Vuka River and the Vuka-Vuka Canal which is dividing the settlement on two parts. Settlement is located on the main road between villages Antin and Tordinci. Culture Already in 2013 there was not a single registered cultural org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antin, Croatia
Antin is a village located 18 km northwest of Vinkovci in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia. Population 731 (census 2011). History Croatian War of Independence During the Croatian War of Independence, access to Antin was cut after insurgent Croatian Serbs blocked the road between Markušica and Antin on 6 April 1991. Serb troops acting as a part of Markušica Territorial Defense Forces (TO) launched several attacks on Antin. The first mortar attacks were recorded on 1 and 2 September 1991, followed up by a machine gun attack on civilians attempting to flee from Antin, and another mortar attack the following day. Mortar attacks were renewed on 29 September, followed by an infantry advance into Antin and capture if the village by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the TO troops on 30 September. After the capture, the TO fired mortar rounds against civilian population fleeing towards the village of Korog. At that time, 27 civilians were killed and 10 injured. A mass grave containin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaboš
Gaboš ( sr-Cyrl, Габош) is a village in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia, population 516. The settlement was originally established as a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet. Education Branch school of Elementary school Markušica is located in Gaboš. Education at local schools is in Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation .... Demographic history According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (87.66%), and minority of Croats (7.37%) and Yugoslavs (2.27%). See also * Markušica Municipality * Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš References External links The church of Gaboš Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County Populated places in Syrmia Joint Council of Municipalities Serb communities in Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markušica
Markušica ( sr-Cyrl, Маркушица, hu, Márkusfalva, german: Sankt Markus) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. Markušica is located south of the river Vuka and northwest of the town of Vinkovci. Landscape of the Markušica Municipality is marked by the Pannonian Basin plains and agricultural fields of corn, wheat, common sunflower and sugar beet. The modern day municipality was established in 1997 by the UNTAES administration as one of new predominantly Serb municipalities in order to ensure access to local self-government to Serb community in the region. Alongside Markušica it includes villages of Gaboš, Karadžićevo, Ostrovo and Podrinje. Before the United Nations administrator implemented anty-gerrymandering reorganization, Markušica and Podrinje were a part of the Tordinci Municipality, while Karadžićevo, Ostrvo and Gaboš were linked to Jarmina Municipality making Serb community minority in both of them. Markušic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palača
Palača ( sr, Палача), hu, Palacsa) is a small village in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. It is part of the Šodolovci municipality and it has a population of 241 (census 2011). The settlement was originally established as a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts .... See also * Šodolovci Municipality References Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Joint Council of Municipalities Serb communities in Croatia {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podrinje, Croatia
Podrinje ( sr-Cyrl, Подриње) is a village in Croatia, located in the municipality of Markušica Markušica ( sr-Cyrl, Маркушица, hu, Márkusfalva, german: Sankt Markus) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. Markušica is located south of the river Vuka and northwest of the town of Vinkovci. .... It is connected by the D518 highway. According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (94.33%), and minority of Croats (3%). References Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County Populated places in Syrmia Joint Council of Municipalities Serb communities in Croatia {{VukovarSrijem-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laslovo
Laslovo ( hu, Szentlászló) is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D518 highway. The village has a percentage of ethnic Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ... among its population. References Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada, Croatia
Ada ( sr-Cyrl, Ада) is a village in Šodolovci, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. The settlement was originally a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts .... It is connected by the D518 road. References Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Populated places in Syrmia Joint Council of Municipalities Serb communities in Croatia {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernestinovo
Ernestinovo ( hu, Ernőháza, german: Ernestinenhof, sr-cyr, Ернестиново) is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are a total of 2,189 inhabitants, 78% of whom are Croats, 19% are Hungarians, and 7% are Serbs. The municipality consists of the settlements of Divoš (pop. 63), Ernestinovo (pop. 1,047), and Laslovo (pop. 1,079). Ernestinovo also has some people of German descent, although most of the German inhabitants were expelled in 1944. North of Ernestinovo lies the major HEP Substation TS Ernestinovo, which was originally built in 1977 as the first 400 kV station in Croatia. It is connected with long-distance power lines to TS Tumbri/Žerjavinec (Zagreb) and Pécs, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the .... It had been destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
