Novi Jankovci ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Јанковци, hu, Újjankovce) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the
Stari Jankovci Municipality in eastern
Croatia
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Name
The name of the village in
Croatian is plural.
History
Novi Jankovci was most likely created in 1745, when
Queen Marija Terezija decided that part of the land from Jankovci should be annexed to the
Military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
Territory. A village was founded on the new land, where more than 30 Croatian and 8 Serbian families settled.
See also
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Jankovci railway station
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Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci
Church of St. Elijah ( hr, Crkva svetog Ilije, sr, Црква светог Илије) in Novi Jankovci is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. The church was constructed in 1897 during the time of Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Croatia-S ...
References
External links
Aerial view of the village on the Stari Jankovci Municipality You-Tube Page
Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Populated places in Syrmia
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