Čakovci ( hu, Csákovác, sr, Чаковци, italics=off) is a

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in the Tompojevci municipality in eastern

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Name

The name of the village in Croatian is plural.

History

The continuous human presence in village comes from the period of

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. The papal legate two times visited village, first time in 1333 and second in 1335. The first sources in which village was mentioned used its Hungarian name Chak which was subsequently Croatized into modern day version Čakovci. Čakovci area up to the Ottoman conquest was relatively densely populated, and after the fall of Syrmia, village was depopulated so that at the time before Ottomans withdrawal from the region in 1715 village had 8 Catholic households. One household was from

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. Image:WWII Yugoslav Partisan monument Čakovci-Партизански споменик у Чаковцима.JPG, WWII monument to 4th Montenegrin Proletarian Brigade Image:Čakovci 4-Чаковци4.JPG, cross on the road to Berak Image:Serbian Orthodox Church Čakovci-Српска православна црква у Чаковцима-SPC u Crkva u Čakovcima.JPG, Serbian Orthodox Church of the Presentation of Mary Image:Roman Catholic Church Čakovci.JPG, Roman Catholic Church After the departure of the Ottomans, the King's chamber began to settle

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subjects in Čakovci. Those Orthodox subjects came from Bosnia and Baranja. In 1723 there was already 30 Orthodox houses in village. In 1732 a wooden

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was built and in 1764 rock one. Village population increased over time so that in 1847 it counted 690 residents. Out of that number 492 of them were Roman Catholics and Orthodox 195. Increasing immigration of ethnic

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was also present so that Hungarian society "Julian" was opened in 1907 as well as elementary school in Hungarian. Rail link connected Čakovci with

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and

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in 1912. In 1826/28 along with Orthodox, Roman Catholic church was built. Church was severely burned and devastated during Croatian War of Independence. Through history, local Orthodox residents fell within the parish in

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, and Roman Catholic under the one in Mikluševci. On the village square Alliance of fighters from Vrbas built the monument in the 1949 to the

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fighters from the 4th Montenegrin Proletarian Brigade from the time of

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during the

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. Basis of the monument has a shape of a red star.

Education

There is one 8 year elementary school in Čakovci. Since many historical documents were destroyed during Croatian War of Independence there are no certain information about school historical work. After Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia were reintegrated into Croatia through

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mandate, in 1997/8 school began to work with 107 students. Although village is not the seat of municipality, local school is central schools on its territory. Schools in Tompojevci, Mikluševci, Bokšić and Berak are branch schools ( hr, područna škola/područne škole) of Elementary School Čakovci. Today, classes are held in Croatian and Gaj Latin script with elective classes fostering Rusyn and culture, and the

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and culture. In first years after reintegration school was one of institutions that offered parallel classes in Serbian and Croatian. Today students that want to study fully in Serbian and Cyrillic script study in nearby Negoslavci.

Culture

In 1953 the Hungarian community established the Petőfi Sándor Cultural-Artistic Association, which is still active today. From 1968 until 1998 association used name ''Cultural-Artistic

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''. Association brings together different age groups, from school children to elderly, who help to preserve Hungarian old customs and costumes. It has around 70 members. Association often participate in events in

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and

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. Image:Hungarian house Čakovci 2-Magyar haz-Mađarska kuća-Мађарска кућа у Чаковцима.JPG, Hungarian House in Čakovci Image:Hungarian house Čakovci 3-Magyar haz-Mađarska kuća-Мађарска кућа у Чаковцима.JPG, Bilingual plate on Hungarian House in Čakovci Image:Street in Čakovci-Улица у Чаковцима.JPG, Sándor Petőfi Street Image:Hungarian house Čakovci 1-Magyar haz-Mađarska kuća-Мађарска кућа у Чаковцима.JPG, Plate marking donation from Government of Norway and

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from 1997

References

External links

Osobna sjećanja-Bernardica Sitaš, Čakovci (personal memories of resident from the period of Croatian War of Independence)
NGO DOCUMENTA,

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, In Croatian
Čakovci Sremski čuvaju identitet
Novosti,

, In Serbian
Primary School ČakovciPrimary School Čakovci profile
on

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