Nijemci
Nijemci | |
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Nijemci Location in Croatia | |
Coordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E / 45.133°N 19.033°ECoordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E / 45.133°N 19.033°E | |
Country | Croatia |
Region | Syrmia (Spačva basin) |
County | Vukovar-Syrmia |
Area | |
• Municipality | 224.33 km2 (86.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Municipality | 4,705 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | 32 |
Vehicle registration | VK |
Website | www |
Nijemci is a village and a municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia.
In the 2011 census, there were 4,705 inhabitants in the municipality, 87.78% of which were Croats.[3] The second largest ethnic group are Serbs who live mainly in two villages in the north of the municipality. There are only 0.06% aforementioned Germans living in this municipality.
Languages and names[]
The village's name means "Germans" in Croatian. The root of the word "nijem" means "mute", and is a known Slavonic ethnonym for the name of the Germans.[4]
Before World War II there was a substantial Danube Swabian minority resident here. They were expelled from Yugoslavia along with other ethnic Germans after the Second World War.
In villages Šidski Banovci and Vinkovački Banovci, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language with Cyrillic script.[5][6]
Geography[]
Municipality is located in the historical regions of Syrmia. Municipality's total area is 224.68 km2. Rivers Spačva i Bosut flows through the municipality. The village of Nijemci is connected with the rest of the country via the D57 road while other important transit routes in the municipality include A3 motorway, M104 railway and the D46 state road. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil.
Climate and weather[]
Nijemci municipality has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate as defined by the Köppen climate classification. Due to the influence of continentality temperature differences within one year are more pronounced than in the rest of country.
Population[]
Municipality of Nijemci have a 4705 inhabitants according to 2011 Census. 1605 were living in the village of Nijemci at that time.
Economy[]
Nijemci is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[7]
Education[]
Local elementary school for the first eight grades operate in the village of Nijemci since the 1760.[8]
Settlements[]
The following settlements comprise the Nijemci municipality:[2]
Settlement | Population |
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Nijemci | 1,605 |
Lipovac | 814 |
Đeletovci | 511 |
Donje Novo Selo | 498 |
Banovci | 432 |
Podgrađe | 371 |
Apševci | 305 |
Vinkovački Banovci | 169 |
Notable natives and residents[]
- Mile Dedaković
- Nikica Valentić
- Slobodan Bajić Paja (Born in Banovci)
- (Born in Banovci. President of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2006-2015, Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities 2008-2015 and the All European Academies since 2012)[9]
References[]
- ^ "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nijemci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Vukovar-Sirmium". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Raos, Nenad (2012). "Pan-Slavism and the periodic system of the elements" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 37 (1). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Naselja". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Stock, Günter (2018). Building Bridges Connecting European Excellence Selected speeches by Günter Stock. All European Academies.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nijemci. |
- Official website of Nijemci Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- Municipalities of Croatia
- Populated places in Syrmia
- Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County