Đeletovci ( hu, Gyelétfalva) is a
village in the municipality of
Nijemci
Nijemci ( sr, Нијемци, hu, Csótnémeti) is a village and a municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia.
In the 2011 census, there were 4,705 inhabitants in the municipality, 87.78% of which were Croats. The second largest eth ...
within the
Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of ...
,
Croatia. It had a population of 511 people in the 2011 census.
The village is located on the
Zagreb-Belgrade Railway and the
D57 road
D57 state road in the eastern part of Croatia connects the city of Vukovar to the state road network of Croatia, and to the A3 motorway in Lipovac interchange. The road is long. The route comprises some urban intersections, mostly in the city ...
.
The village is best known for oil and natural gas fields
located in the vicinity owned by
INA. The village is inhabited mostly Catholic
Croats.
Name
The name of the village in
Croatian is plural.
History
Đeletovci was occupied by Yugoslavian army and by Republic of Serb Krajina forces on October 1, 1991.
[Mještani Ðeletovaca i Vinkovačkih Banovaca nakon vijesti o uhićenju pripadnika srpske specijalne postrojbe](_blank)
/ref> The village was integrated into the rebel Republic of Serb Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...
during the Yugoslav Wars. The Scorpions paramilitary controlled the village during the war and remained there until 1996 when the took control of the area.
Culture
The village has a cultural association KUD Grančica. The association was founded in 1965.Večer folklora u srcu Paga
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See also
*Đeletovci railway station
Đeletovci railway station ( hr, Željeznička stanica Đeletovci) is a railway station on Novska–Tovarnik railway. Located in Đeletovci, Nijemci. Railroad continued to Jankovci in one and the other direction to Tovarnik. Đeletovci railway ...
References
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Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Populated places in Syrmia