Kneževo (, sr-Cyrl, Кнежево) is a settlement in the region of
Baranja,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. Administratively, it is located in the
Popovac municipality within the
Osijek-Baranja County
Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...
. Population is 970 people.
Etymology
Name comes from Croatian word "knez", meaning "prince". Alternative Croatian names for this settlement were: ''Državno Dobro Belje'' and ''Kneževi''.
In Hungarian, name used for it is ''Főherceglak''.
History
It was mentioned first in 1214 and was named ''Lak''. Modern settlement was founded in the end of 18th and first part of the 19th century and was named ''Herceg Lak''. School was opened in 1820. In 1905, settlement had 605 inhabitants. After World War I, it was named ''Kneževo''.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in Kneževo (1991 census):
*Croats (29.68%)
*Serbs (29.19%)
*Yugoslavs (20.59%)
*Hungarians (6.39%)
*others (14.13%)
See also
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Church of St. George, Kneževo
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Osijek-Baranja county
Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...
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Baranja
References
Literature
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Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County
Baranya (region)