Cvelferija is a geographic region the

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n part of

Syrmia Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exce ...

, in eastern Croatia. Villages in the region are Vrbanja,

Soljani Soljani ( sk, Soľany) are a village in Cvelferija in the southernmost part of Vukovar-Syrmia County. From the 2011 census the village had a population of 1241 inhabitants. Name The name of the village in Croatian is plural. History It was ...

Strošinci Strošinci is a village in eastern Croatia located southeast of Vrbanja, near the border with Serbia. The population is 492 (census 2011). Name The name of the village in Croatian is plural. Notable natives and residents *Ivan Cvjetković *Ra ...

Drenovci Drenovci ( hu, Drenóc, german: Drenowitz) is a village and municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia. The municipality is part of Slavonia. Population According to the 2011 census, there are 5,174 inhabitants, in the following se ...

Đurići Đurići is a village in eastern Croatia, located south of Drenovci. Name The name of the village in Croatian is plural. See also * Vukovar-Syrmia County *Cvelferija Cvelferija is a geographic region the Croatian part of Syrmia, in eastern Cr ...

Račinovci Račinovci is a Settlement (Croatia), village in eastern Croatia located southeast of Drenovci, by the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The population is 700 (census 2011). Name The name of the village in Croatian language, Croatian ...

, Gunja,

Rajevo Selo Rajevo Selo is a village in eastern Croatia located west of Drenovci, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The population is 987 (census 2011). The village lies next to the Sava river and the state border with Bosnia and Herzegovina with t ...

Posavski Podgajci Posavski Podgajci is a village in eastern Croatia located west of Drenovci, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The population is 1,255 (census 2011). Name The name of the village in Croatian is plural. See also *Vukovar-Syrmia County ...

. The name for the region comes from the

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word ''zwölf'' or twelve. Specifically, villages were part of the

Slavonian Military Frontier The Slavonian Military Frontier ( hr, Slavonska vojna krajina or ; german: Slawonische Militärgrenze; sr, Славонска војна крајина; hu, Szlavón határőrvidék) was a district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the ...

in the past, where they were part of the Twelfth Company of the Frontier. At that time this region was bordering the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, while in the present the region borders

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and Pars pro toto#Geography, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of Southern Europe, south and southeast Euro ...

(to the south) and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

(to the east). The whole region is administratively located within the

Vukovar-Srijem 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 ...

, on its southern edge. Every year in one of these villages, the cultural event ' (in English: 'Singing Cvelferija') take place. The event is attended by folklore groups from Cvelferija and their guests.

Population

References

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