Čeminac
Čeminac | |
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Municipality of Čeminac Općina Čeminac | |
Čeminac Location in Croatia | |
Coordinates: 45°41′11″N 18°40′3″E / 45.68639°N 18.66750°E | |
Country | Croatia |
Region | Baranya (Podunavlje) |
County | Osijek-Baranja |
Government | |
• Mayor | Damir Rešetar |
Area | |
• Total | 47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,909 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Čeminac (Hungarian: Laskafalu, Serbian Cyrillic: Чеминац, German: Laskafeld) is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 2,856 inhabitants in the municipality. Čeminac is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[3]
Geography[]
Čeminac is located in the central part of Croatian Baranja and it is surrounded by the municipalities of: Jagodnjak, Beli Manastir, Kneževi Vinogradi, Bilje, and Darda.
The municipality of Čeminac includes the following settlements:
- Čeminac
- Grabovac
- Kozarac
- Mitrovac
- Novi Čeminac
History[]
The Čeminac area was home to a sizeable German population before the end of World War II.[4] With the Red Army's crossing of the Danube at Batina most of these Germans left, and their property was confiscated by Communist Yugoslavia's government.[4]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2011 census):[5]
- 88.24% Croats
- 5.91% Serbs
- 3.09% Hungarians
- 0.93% Germans
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms of Čeminac is Azure a Lion rampant double-queued Or holding a Plough-share Argent.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Čeminac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kozarac - Čeminac Municipality
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Čeminac (Municipality, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia)".
- Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County
- Municipalities of Croatia
- Baranya (region)