Gaboš ( sr-Cyrl, Габош)
is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, county. It includes the eastern parts of the region of ...
,
Croatia
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, with a population of 516. The settlement was originally established as a
pustara, a
Pannonian type of
hamlet
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.
Gaboš became a colonist settlement was established during the
land reform in interwar Yugoslavia
The land reform in interwar Yugoslavia was a process of redistribution of agricultural land in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed Yugoslavia in 1929) carried out in the interwar period. The reform's proclaimed social ideal was ...
.
History
In July 1943, during the
World War II in Yugoslavia
World War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was Invasion of Yugoslavia, invaded and swiftly conquered by Axis powers, Axis forces and partitioned among Nazi Germany, Germany, Fascist Italy (1922–1943), It ...
,
Nazi forces
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previou ...
destroyed agricultural machinery, including threshers, across several villages, including Gaboš.
Education
Branch school of
Elementary school Markušica is located in Gaboš. Education at local schools is in
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular
**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
**Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
.
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-Srijem County
Populated places in Syrmia
Joint Council of Municipalities
Serb communities in Croatia
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